Promising Practices Monograph
Project Connect has recently published a monograph titled "Promising Practices for Connecting Schools to the Real World" . This book is part one in a two part series describing innovative methods and applications which might be used to connect schools to the real world. The focus of this first volume is High Schools. Part Two will look at Middle Schools. The first volume is now available from Project Connect.
The Monograph is available in PDF format, you will need the "Acrobat Reader" to access this file
Project Connect Monograph in PDF format
or as a WordPerfect version 6.1 file.
Project Connect Monograph in WPD 6.1 format
The monograph is also available in limited quantities from;
Project Connect Monograph
Adult & Vocational Education
FAO 100U
College of Education
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33620
Monograph topics include:
The Real World
Authentic Instruction
Authentic Assessment
Project Based Learning
Problem Based Learning
Service learning
School-Based Enterprises
Apprenticeships
Internships
Career Education
Teaching All Aspects of Industry
Integrating Academic and Vocational Education
Cooperative Learning
Heterogeneous Grouping
Mentoring
Correspondence Study
Technology Based Learning Resources
Student as Teacher
Career Academies
Learning Communities
Continuous Quality Improvement