1. Project-Based Learning in the English Classroom

2. Why are we studying this junk? When am I ever going to use it in real life? Sound familiar?

3. Project-based Learning makes education meaningful.

4. 21 st Century Skills Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information, Media, and Technology Literacy Initiative and Self-direction Social and Cross-cultural Skills Flexibility and Adaptability

5. Sounds good, but what about curriculum and standards?

6. Although class time is organized differently for project-based learning, it is still very structured. Projects are designed around core curricular objectives and are aligned with goals from the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

7. What will students gain from project-based learning?

8. Research indicates that with project-based learning:  Students are more engaged and interested in learning the content because it relates to their lives.  Students understand what they are learning at a deeper level because they are actually using concepts and skills in meaningful ways.  By working with peers and others in the community, students learn important collaboration skills that they will need in their adult lives.  Students develop important self-management skills, such as time management, planning, and self-assessing.

9. So, when do we start?

10. 4 projects during the semester, each aligned with a major literary work The Iliad, by Homer – Consequences of Pride Antigone, by Sophocles – Effective Leadership A Doll House, by Henrik Ibsen – Gender Equality A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines – Justice

11. Questions? Contact me: Kelly StollingsVisit my page on Watauga High School SchoolFusion! 400 High School Drive Boone, NC 28607 (828) 264-2407, ext. 453 stollingsk@watauga.k12.nc.us