Education Methods & Strategies
Catch a Fire
Fuelling Inquiry and Passion Through Project-Based Learning
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2019
- Category
- Methods & Strategies, Professional Development, Inclusive Education
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781553797906
- Publish Date
- Sep 2019
- List Price
- $23.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553797517
- Publish Date
- Aug 2019
- List Price
- $29.00
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 17 to 18
- Grade: 12
Description
This book will inspire, challenge and engage you—and transform your teaching and learning.
Each chapter in this book is written by a different educator or team about their experiences with project-based learning, both in and out of the classroom. They reflect not only on the how of project-based learning, but more importantly, on the what and the why. They offer insight into how connecting with learners, honouring their experiences, and promoting deep and rich questioning can be the path to powerful projects and learning. Their writing and thinking is saturated with empathy, expertise, a desire to improve their practice, and an acknowledgment of the need to collaborate.
About the authors
Matt Henderson is an award-winning educator who believes that education is meant to create agents for social change. Fascinated by the relationship between experience, ecological literacy, and systems thinking, he enjoys engaging learners in meaningful, deep, and authentic projects.
Matt was the founding principal of the innovative Maples Met School, a Big Picture Learning school in Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks School division. He is currently Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Programs of that division, as well as a PhD student at the University of Manitoba.
@henderson204
www.mrhenderson.ca
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Alex Wilson is the founder of BuildingGreen, Inc. and Executive Editor of Environmental Building News, the premier green building industry resource. A widely acknowledged green building expert for over 30 years, he has authored countless articles and several books including Green Building Products and The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings.
Editorial Reviews
...an impressive book written by and for a range of practitioners that show how Project Based Learning can be used in all sorts of environments with all learners. This is a very handy book for educators interested in refining their project-based learning chops.
Elliot Washore, Ed.D., co-founder of Big Picture Learning
Catch A Fire is the right book at the right time for anyone interested in the transformative potential of project-based learning. Henderson has put together an incredible array of case studies, examples, and voices on the methodology that will prove both useful and thought provoking to educators of all shapes and sizes. Read this book and get inspired.
Jay W. Roberts, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Wilson Warren College, author of Beyond Learning By Doing
