Information Processing Family Models

Project Based Learning

• Teacher facilitates
• Students may be working on a project all year
• Students learn collaboration

Project Based

• This takes extra effort from both teachers and students
• Time management can be difficult
• All types of learning can flourish due to the array of opportunities to lear

Inquiry Based

• Engagement
• Exploration
• Examination
• Elaboration
• Evaluation

Inquiry Based

• Based on student interest
• Teacher leads with open-ended questions
• Student creates problems and solutions 
• Teacher gives feedback on these ideas

Socratic Method

• Discussion questions
• Best used in Civics or regarding ethics
• Not a debate, but a discussion
• Allows students to learn based on speaking and listening

Socratic Method

• Teacher guides the discussion but does not participate
• Students grow in maturity as they are forced to communicate and discuss
• Critical thinking is essential