Transforming Education with Self-Directed Project-Based Learning: The Minnesota New Country School

Autor/inn/en	Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M.; Thomas, Dee
Titel	Transforming Education with Self-Directed Project-Based Learning: The Minnesota New Country School
Quelle	In: Educational Technology, 54 (2014) 3, S.39-42 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1962
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Student Projects; Educational Change; Independent Study; Effective Schools Research; Small Group Instruction; Educational Practices; Educational Principles; Performance Based Assessment; Governance; Teacher Leadership; Success; Student Improvement; Change Strategies; Parent Participation; Elementary Secondary Education; Charter Schools; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Bildungsreform; Selbststudium; Schulforschung; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsprinzip; Leistungsermittlung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Erfolg; Lösungsstrategie; Elternmitwirkung; Charter school; Charter-Schule
Abstract	To achieve truly learner-centered instruction and assessment, Reigeluth (1994) and Reigeluth and Karnopp (2013) pointed out the importance of schools providing a caring environment. They indicated that such an environment could be ensured with better interaction and relationships among students and teachers in a small learning community. How can a school become a caring environment? What roles do students, teachers, and parents play in such an environment? How can instruction and assessment be based on individual learners' preferences? More importantly, are there schools like this anywhere in the world? This article describes and highlights one such school, the Minnesota New Country School (MNCS). Four design principles of the school--making this school unique--are explained: (1) small learning community, (2) self-directed project-based learning approach, (3) authentic assessment, and (4) teacher ownership and democratic governance. Some success stories of the school are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01