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Doc student shares advice about using project-based curriculum

MSU doctoral candidate Adam Anderson recently authored a guest blog for Project Lead The Way, Inc., an organization devoted to teachers’ professional development.

Posted in: Students and Alumni

Adam Anderson and a student working on a coding project
Adam Anderson and a student working on a coding project

In his article, Adam offered advice to teachers interested in using project-based curriculum.

Just as it is for you, it’s a new experience for the students as well. Not having the teacher as a focal point of the classroom and transferring the knowledge will confuse them. Use this opportunity to build a classroom environment where it is ok to be wrong; it’s ok to fail, as long as there is hard work that follows.

Adam Anderson, PhD Candidate

Read the full blog article, New Experiences: Advice for First-Time PLTW Teachers and Students. Keep up the great work, Adam!