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Strategy 12 - Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction

What strategies in this chapter appealed to you? How can you envision applying this strategy in your classroom?

Jenn

I think that our district really has this down in many aspects, but I want to incorporate it more in the area of math. This week my kids have been working on paper-slide videos and number forms, and it has been exciting, engaging, and educational! They can't record their video without knowing how to say their number, and they don't want mistakes, so they have to work hard to make sure they know how to write their number in every form. The tricky part is that PBL takes so much more time than a worksheet! I think in math there has to be a healthy balance; you have to be able to demonstrate mastery, and that might mean showing me a few concrete problems, but then I want you to take it further!