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In Chicago's urban sprawl, an environmentally friendly school blooms.12/2/05
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Whether you and your students pay a real visit or a remote one, America's natural treasures offer a wealth of learning resources.
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Farming -- and dessert -- at California's Pie Ranch.3/13/07
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The economic crisis signals that schools need to get in the business of teaching money matters.10/7/08
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A high school hatchery protects endangered species and demands academic excellence.2/1/06
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The Internet offers teaching tools on economics for any grade level.8/22/08
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Creating a smooth transition from school to career is this headmaster's goal for her students.6/30/97
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The IB movement sets the focus on younger classrooms.12/11/06
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Mobile museums are mostly free and always fun.3/23/05
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This Delaware school helps students realize their career goals.6/30/97
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It's not all a zero-sum game.10/8/08
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A list of programs nationwide to help you get started on your search for a workshop, conference, or institute.10/18/06
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This school within a school puts the emphasis on academics and a future career.9/30/03
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A Louisiana school succeeds by emphasizing social and emotional teamwork.6/16/04
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A data-collection program brings real science to school -- and startles the professionals.3/8/05
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A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.8/31/09
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At Newsome Park Elementary School, assignments in project-based learning are helping students learn more, participate more, and want more.9/30/01
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The United Anglers of Casa Grande High School serve as guardians of Adobe Creek.2/1/06
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The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.3/8/07
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Fighting urban blight with teenage might.2/1/06
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How three high school teachers discovered a new way to teach.
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Theater projects make students invest in their writing.8/6/08
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The News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.11/4/09
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Children construct a traditional canoe like those used by indigenous peoples as part of their exploration of the past.4/2/06
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The Wetland Watchers program is part of a schoolwide emphasis on service learning.12/15/04
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A Philadelphia career academy fosters a drive to learn.
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Successful educational projects that focus on the community share key characteristics.2/2/07
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The teachers and community -- and a large dose of technology -- come together to save this New Jersey school district.1/24/03
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For project learning to be most effective, students must understand how to work together.4/29/09
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Questions abound about the inquiry-based teaching approach. Here are answers, from how to meet standards to how to keep control of the classroom.9/3/08
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The Fremont High School Business Academy, in Oakland, California, a small learning environment operating within a larger school, educates entrepreneurs.9/2/03
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These online initiatives seek to enhance global understanding.6/5/02
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Let's keep teaching creativity throughout school and adulthood.5/27/09
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At this New York middle school, every student gets a laptop to help extend the boundaries of education.11/1/01
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Project-learning teaching strategies can also improve your everyday classroom experience.3/11/09
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Teens design their own ideal school environment.2/11/02
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A tiny offshore Maine school's self-sufficiency makes it an inspirational island apart.3/20/08
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The unique International Baccalaureate program sparks both admiration and controversy.12/11/06
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Beef up the real-world consequences of student projects in every grade.3/20/08
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Students in Maryland participate in a countrywide science experiment.6/5/02
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Turn pandemonium into productivity by harnessing tech tools and cultivating self-directed students.2/18/09
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The idea of looping classrooms is on the rise. Here's why.3/30/01
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The FIRST program is all about inspiring and motivating students to become engaged in math, science, engineering, and technology.12/3/01
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Fifth graders solve real out-of-this-world problems in the Space Day design-challenge program.12/3/01
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Giving students freedom to learn creates an energized environment.6/30/97
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Faculty, administration, and a community combine efforts to create an outstanding school.4/30/00
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Introduce students to the original board of education.5/31/05
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When learning is based on projects, math becomes relevant as well as rigorous.2/11/02
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One student's review on the benefits of project-based learning.6/30/97
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Students speak freely about education.12/1/93
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The authors walk us through an idyllic -- though imaginary -- school.6/30/97
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At this charter school in Hawaii, students build electric cars from start to finish and, in the process, learn how to practically apply what they learn to everyday life.11/1/01
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The JASON Project brings science and exploration to kids through an innovative use of technology.6/30/97
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What administrators can do to support project-based learning.11/1/01
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Research shows the efficacy of an authentic form of education that expects students to immerse themselves in a topic and meaningfully demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge.11/1/01
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How teachers can implement, advocate, and support project-based learning.11/1/01
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This Minnesota middle school applies the theory of multiple intelligences to its curriculum to give students a well-rounded education.6/30/97
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The San Diego charter school wants educators worldwide to benefit from its lessons.12/3/08
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How businesses can help promote and support project-based learning in local schools.11/1/01
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How parents can encourage and support their child -- and their child's school -- in project-based learning.11/1/01
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How policy makers can support project-based learning.11/1/01
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George Lucas reflects on the promise of the Internet as a resource for bringing learners together.5/1/02
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Innovative education in a Florida elementary school.6/30/97
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This Illinois high school uses an innovative method for finding answers.6/30/97
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Milton Chen discusses with a former school superintendent the radical changes in education that must occur to meet the twenty-first-century needs of our society.
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This maverick Texas-based school exemplifies the benefits of project learning.6/30/97
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When students are given the opportunity to create content for the Web, they also discover a whole new dimension in education.5/31/00
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Our future success depends on our cooperative agility.12/3/08
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Cooperative learning and inquiry-based teaching yield big dividends in the classroom. And now we have the research to prove it.10/8/08
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Project learning helps students apply what they learn to real-life experiences and provides an all-around enriching education.2/28/08
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Project-based learning teaches kids the collaborative and critical-thinking abilities they'll need to compete.10/18/06
Interview
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A pair of educators are sanguine about their art, biology, and multimedia program. More to this story.12/3/08
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A high school intern improves emergency-helicopter communications for San Diego's police and fire departments. More to this story.12/3/08
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The former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, President Obama's pick for secretary of education, discusses his strategy for reforming the city's school district and his passion for after-school programs. More to this story.12/4/08
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High Tech High, a network of K-12 public charter schools, uses rigorous projects and portfolio assessments to revolutionize learning. More to this story.12/3/08
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Eleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife. More to this story.12/3/08
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This campus gardening project has done more than teach students about the fundamentals of organic gardening. It's taught life lessons about interdependence, caring for the environment, and the value of hard work. More to this story.3/11/04
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At-risk students in San Jose, California, become college ready and career bound with the support of teachers and biotechnology business partners. More to this story.10/1/03
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Through this nationally recognized service-learning project in Louisiana, students have become stewards of the area's fragile wetlands. More to this story.12/15/04
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Educators get schooled about project learning. More to this story.8/19/04
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In this hands-on approach to teaching, students create schoolwork that demonstrates core subject knowledge. Read a short introductory article or watch an in-depth video.3/4/09
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High school students learn a variety of academic, communication, and teamwork skills when they build and race a car for the Hawaiian Electric Electron Marathon. More to this story.11/1/01
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This school in Chula Vista, California, has been recognized for its innovative efforts to support the needs of its multilingual student population through the use of technology-enhanced project-based learning. More to this story.5/1/97
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Seymour Papert, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is among a growing group of scholars who support project learning. Read a short introductory article or watch a brief introductory video.11/1/01
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You can't tear students at Newsome Park Elementary School away from their schoolwork when it involves in-depth investigations with real-world applications. More to this story.10/1/01
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Successful examples of key elements in improving public education: Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Integrated Studies, Cooperative Learning, Comprehensive Assessment, Emotional Intelligence, Teacher Preparation, Parent Involvement, Community Partners, and Maximize Resources. More to this story.2/1/06
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The Stanford University education professor says social and emotional learning is a crucial part of teaching the whole child.10/8/08
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Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self-esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students. More to this story.6/17/04
Teacher Training
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An overview of the merits of PBL.10/19/07
