Critical THINKING in Action: Unpacking the core of project-based learning.

The article focuses on how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can foster critical thinking by engaging students in meaningful, student-centered inquiry rooted in real-world contexts. Topics include designing interdisciplinary and authentic projects that promote student voice and agency, incorporating sust...

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Published in:Literacy Today (2411-7862) Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 24 - 26
Main Author: Wise, Crystal
Format: Article
Published: International Literacy Association Jul-Sep2025
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        affil: Assistant professor of literacy education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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        Project method in teaching
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