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New Projects for New Times is dedicated to providing resources for student-centered, problem-based learning and teaching.
The resources presented are designed to facilitate and provide examples of integrated, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary curricular arrangements.
The featured project experiences present curriculum not from a narrow band of subject matter, but from a more realistic and broader
"real world" perspective.
The problems and problem-solving pathways within the projects become instructional pathways and vehicles for a more
student-centered educational approach. The topics and themes within the projects motivate students to become
more self-directed and less-passive learners. New roles require students to assume more responsibility in managing
and self-organizing their own learning. These learning and teaching experiences are designed to be open-ended and
appeal to many ability and motivational levels. Often there are many "right" answers and no limits to the depth students
can explore a topic or theme. Each project can offer many related "spin-off" or sub topics to tailor the curriculum to
the interests of many students within the same class. Group work or cooperative learning opportunities natural evolve
as the topics are rich in diversity but also connections. Here are some helpful links to more information on Student or Learner-Centered
Problem-Based Curriculum.
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