CASE STUDY - Project ARC

Case Study: Project ARC

Project ARC is a professional development organization for educators that provides Authentic Project Learning Experiences (APLEs) to teachers so that they can replicate the teaching practice in their classrooms.

Partner

Project ARC is a professional development organization for educators that provides Authentic Project Learning Experiences (APLEs) to teachers so that they can replicate the teaching practice in their classrooms. Through their methodologies, Project ARC seeks to achieve better outcomes by considering the skills, standards and attributes of a learning objective.

Challenges

Project ARC’s is all about "Authentic Learning", thus achieving desired outcomes that every teacher wants to have in their classroom for every student. Different teaching methodologies have allowed for different types of student exploration including those introduced by Project ARC. Courses consider the following questions: What can teachers do regardless of their classroom subject, size or student age? How could their successful workshops be translated into the online environment?

Challenges

Project ARC’s is all about "Authentic Learning", thus achieving desired outcomes that every teacher wants to have in their classroom for every student. Different teaching methodologies have allowed for different types of student exploration including those introduced by Project ARC. Courses consider the following questions: What can teachers do regardless of their classroom subject, size or student age? How could their successful workshops be translated into the online environment?

Solution

Project ARC is offering two introductory courses for teachers that would allow them to question some of their methods and see the value behind Project Arc’s methodology. Through forums and use of collaborative exercises, teachers were able to learn from each other.