ABSTRACT
All learning was once authentic. In the 14th century, when someone wanted to learn a trade, he entered into an apprenticeship where he spent several years with someone in the profession learning on the job. In the early 1800s, public schools were created. This takes us back to the one-room schoolhouse. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to provide teaching strategies that allow us to give our students an authentic learning experience they can apply to their lives. It starts with a justification for authentic learning and how it will help students achieve Domain D of the rigor/relevance chart created by the International Center for Leadership in Education, as well as how it teaches 21st-century skills. The chapter discusses a specific strategy, providing us with an explanation of the strategy and how it allows for authentic learning.
