Authentic Learning Experiences
Authentic Learning Experiences As a middle school history teacher there is a constant struggle to find or create engaging lessons so that my students find a way to at least appreciate history if not learn to love it as much as I do. I have heard about Project Based Learning but never seem to find anything that is the right fit for my classroom. Authentic Learning Experiences, according to the Horizon report, is an umbrella under which Project Based Learning would fall. The Horizon report includes the “Solvable Challenge” of Authentic Learning Experiences among the significant challenges impeding technology adoption in K-12 education, stating that they “bring students in touch with real-world problems and work solutions.” Authentic Learning Experiences can be implemented in all classrooms but I am sure I am not the only teacher who has been intimidated at the thought of creating one from scratch. Through my research I was introduced to “Post-Hole” Problems, a shorter, less int...