Category Archives: Challenge-Based

Thinking About “The Finland Phenomenon”

Forbes magazine recently reviewed a documentary film by producer Bob Compton that chronicles Tony Wagner’s exploration into the Finnish school system.  Finland is ranked among the highest achieving countries based on PISA data.  The United States is ranked below the … Continue reading

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Curriculum and Assessment in Project and Challenge-Based Learning

The Buck Institute of Education defines project-based learning as: a standards-focused systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. Projects-based learning  is similar … Continue reading

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