Real-World Learning Framework for Secondary Schools

“This book provides a clear framework for engaging our modern learners. Clear pathways and tools are included, which offer direction and reasons why our learners need real-word contexts.”

“This book provides a challenging and thought-provoking framework to lead teachers through the process of designing quality, real-world learning experiences for students while meeting the demands of the Common Core.

“This book is an incredible resource for teachers with a growth mindset aspiring to dig deeper into the work of designing meaningful learning experiences for students while meeting the demands of rigorous standards in a digital world.

“Drs. Maxwell, Stobaugh, and Tassell have created an incredible resource in this framework for designing teaching and learning experiences for digital learners.

“Simply put—a great read for the teacher who desires to move from good to great!”

“Maxwell, Stobaugh, and Tassell provide a practical, research-based framework to guide high-quality lesson design to truly engage and challenge 21st century learners. Whether one is a new teacher, a seasoned professional, or somewhere in between, this resource provides a pragmatic, balanced approach to incorporating critical lesson elements that transcend grade levels and content areas.

“The straightforward language, sample projects, student work samples, and reproducibles contained within this book offer the perfect blend of educational theory, current learning research, and practical resources for developing and implementing high-quality 21st century learning opportunities for all students.”

“Real-World Learning Framework for Secondary Schools provides teachers with not only a framework for designing real-world learning, but also critical questions, alignment to standards, lesson-plan templates, rubrics, and a plethora of technology resources that beg to be used in every classroom. The project-based examples in Part II offer answers to teachers who need to see the reality of what the framework looks like in English, math, social studies, and science. These authors took the adage, 'Show, don't tell' and put it to work right before our eyes.

“Teachers who like to see real-world examples of Real-World Learning Framework will love this book. After the authors roll out the framework for planning 21st century learning, they go on to provide project-based examples in English, math, social studies and science, using their recommended template. Teachers will love the depth of the concept and the ease of lesson-plan development demonstrated in this text.”