We can help you... engage students in learning
“In the years that I've been teaching, this is, to me, the single best model of learning for kids and most satisfying model for teachers, because the kids are working in real projects, their work is held of great value, and you are stretching them academically.”
-Jennifer Wood, Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, Denver, Colorado
In Expeditionary Learning schools, students produce high quality work. Projects, papers, and presentations are not considered finished until they have met explicit criteria established by students and teachers. To do excellent work, students learn to take their projects through multiple drafts and several critiques. Creating real work for real audiences motivates and excites students to revise and "get it right" and to meet and exceed standards. In the process, students develop perseverance and realize they can do more than they thought they could.
Students produce portfolio-worthy work, their test scores improve and they gain confidence in themselves and each other.
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