Author: Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis teaches middle school social studies at Proctor Jr./Sr. High School, in Proctor VT. Teaching is his second career. Previously, Curtis worked in College Admissions and later Student Life at a small private college in upstate New York. After 15 years in higher education, Curtis decided to move back to his home state of Vermont and begin a career in teaching.
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Adventures in #realworldPBL: The Field Trip

What could possibly go wrong?

what could possibly go wrong Remember when teaching was simply planning a lecture, shutting the door, and delivering it to students? This may have been easy for the teacher, but it certainly didn’t make for deep and relevant learning for the students. The work of developing project-based, engaging, and personalized learning is much more complex.

It’s also full of uncertainty. Let me tell you about a recent field trip I took with students.

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