Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners

by Lori Pickert

Overview

Project-based homeschooling combines children’s interests with long-term, deep, complex learning. This is an essential experience for children: to spend time working on something that matters to them, with the support of a dedicated mentor. This book is an introduction and guide to creating the circumstances under which children can teach themselves. The author gives parents concrete tips for helping children do challenging, meaningful, self-chosen work. From setting up a workspace that encourages independence to building a family culture that supports self-directed learning to concrete suggestions for a step-by-step approach to inquiry-based investigation, Project-Based Homeschooling shares techniques for mentoring independent, confident thinkers and learners.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015508246
Publisher:	Camp Creek Press
Publication date:	10/19/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	857 KB

About the Author

Lori Pickert founded and for several years ran a small private school with a Reggio-inspired, project-based curriculum. Establishing a reputation as a progressive educator, she traveled the country speaking, giving workshops, and training teachers as an educational consultant. She began homeschooling her sons when they were 4 and 7, using the same approach to learning: interest-based learning, authentic art, and parent as learning mentor. She has been writing the Camp Creek Blog and mentoring other homeschooling families since 2007. She is the author of Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners.

Editorial Reviews

“Anyone who considers themselves the ultimate guardian of their children’s education … will find ideas to think about and act upon.”

http://abh21.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/project-based-homeschooling-book-review/ - Amy Hood

“This book is nothing like a curriculum; instead it’s a revolutionary vision of how kids can learn — and an idea book for making that learning happen.”

http://patriciazaballos.com/2012/08/24/book-review-project-based-homeschooling/ - Patricia Zaballos

“[T]his isn’t just a homeschooling book. It is a guide to learning.”

http://www.birdandlittlebird.com/blog/2012/07/library-monday-project-based-homeschooling.html - Annie Reichmann

“There are only a handful of books that I can honestly say have changed my life. This … is one of those books.”

http://totheoutskirts.blogspot.ca/2012/07/project-based-homeschooling-book-review.html - Dawn Suzette