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Project-Based Learning

• An instructional strategy in which the teacher supports students in exploring and demonstrating the learning objective through the process of creating a project, often times connected to real-world examples. This is achieved through questioning, planning, problem-solving, and a heavy emphasis on collaboration.

Project-Based Learning Example

• In a math class students create a project for a new business building and need to budget the costs it would take to complete the project. This project would implement the students knowledge of higher level math operations.

Inquiry Learning

• Inquiry Learning is an instructional strategy that follows the process of engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation

Inquiry Learning Example

• Teacher poses the question, "How do we digest food?" Students then have to create more questions to solve the original question and then provide solutions to those questions and so the process continues until the students are able to thoroughly answer the question, “How do we digest food?

Socratic Dialogue Method

• The Socratic Dialogue Method is an instructional strategy in which the students participate in a discussion centered around one central question. Students offer arguments and reasoning for their beliefs.

Socratic Dialogue Method Example

• Teacher begins by asking the question, "Is sight a social construct?" Students then offer reasoning and explanation as to why or why not they believe sight is a social construct.