AP US Government and Politics. AP Comparative Politics and Government.

Presented at the NYSHA October Teacher Conference 2013. What is Project Based Learning? Project learning, also known as project-based learning, is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups. Because students are evaluated on the basis of their projects, rather than on the comparatively narrow rubrics defined by exams, essays, a.

Using Web tools and Incorporating digital sources with the new. How can teachers build brief lessons with digital resources that inspire a high level of engagement while challenging students to interpret, analyze, synthesize and evaluate? In the process of completing their projects, students also hone their organizational and research skills, develop better communication with their peers and adults, and often work within their community while seeing the positive effect of th.

Buffalo Waterfront History Course Using Primary and Secondary Resources. A view of Buffalo and the Erie Basin Marina. Friends of the Buffalo Story Harbor Maps.

The Niagara Frontier Council of the Social Studies is proud to support worthwhile student driven programs like National History Day and NYS History Day. Western New York History Day. Science Hall at Canisius College. Canisius College, Science Hall.