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Article
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Student-run credit union branches teach career skills and financial independence.10/7/08
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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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An Indianapolis school district builds a new model for education.5/17/07
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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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Successful educational projects that focus on the community share key characteristics.2/2/07
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Faculty, administration, and a community combine efforts to create an outstanding school.4/30/00
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Your questions about this successful career-preparation program -- answered.4/30/00
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A step-by-step guide to bringing a NatureMapping project to your school and getting students excited about maps and science.3/8/05
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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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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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Students become conduits between history and a person's life.3/4/08
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A New York City middle school teacher gives students a close-up look at the art and science of television weather reporting.5/8/08
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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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Teachers and trainers divulge their secrets for a successful project: Plan ahead, know your subject matter, and be flexible.3/25/09
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Teens design their own ideal school environment.2/11/02
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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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Turn pandemonium into productivity by harnessing tech tools and cultivating self-directed students.2/18/09
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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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The IB movement sets the focus on younger classrooms.12/11/06
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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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Meet NaNoWriMo, a nationwide program that in which students write novels -- for fun.1/28/09
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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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Legal challenges may shutter a popular literacy-project Web site.7/9/08
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The Freedom Project uses the hard-fought history of racial equality to inspire power and perseverance.5/21/08
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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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A biology-class project teaches high school students about the real-life application of DNA testing in wrongful-conviction cases.5/5/08
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What administrators can do to support project-based learning.11/1/01
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Guitar-strumming teachers lead to engaged kids.10/19/06
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William Yuan earns a $25,000 fellowship in an Oregon school district's laboratory.12/3/08
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At Shorecrest High, these two students joined the school-to-work program -- with some outstanding results.6/30/97
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Beef up the real-world consequences of student projects in every grade.3/20/08
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Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.10/28/09
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The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.3/8/07
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One high school's new project-learning program is piquing students' interest in higher education and building their critical-thinking skills.4/18/08
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To improve learning as well as the planet, K-12 schools have become front-runners in greening a new generation of school buildings.3/11/08
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A Philadelphia career academy fosters a drive to learn.
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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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Plan your first lesson with these online resources.8/13/08
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Urban students on the verge of quitting scale new heights -- and remain in school -- through an ambitious program.10/8/08
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A Chicago Public Schools program makes enrichment programs for teens meaningful.
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Fighting urban blight with teenage might.2/1/06
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Students who cross the bridge from school to career.10/4/05
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A classroom doubles as a special effects tech studio, and students go pro.1/10/08
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High tech auto safety starts when kids can barely reach the brakes.
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Entrepreneur lessons lead to financial know-how.9/28/08
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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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The boob tube doesn't have to be a brain drain if you ask the right questions.5/31/05
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When students are given the freedom to choose their projects, the quality of work -- and student pride -- soars.11/5/03
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6/30/97
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Students in Maryland participate in a countrywide science experiment.6/5/02
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Project-based learning has replaced grim Communist Party pronouncements at the core of the Russian schoolroom.1/11/08
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Nearly 300 public schools in twenty states teach with farms or gardens.
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The authors walk us through an idyllic -- though imaginary -- school.6/30/97
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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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Project-based learning teaches kids the collaborative and critical-thinking abilities they'll need to compete.10/18/06
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A social studies teacher uses photo journals to make learning more personal and immediate for her students.
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Learn more about Build SF program participants.1/20/09
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Learn how to turn a cardboard box, disposable cameras, and kids' natural curiosity into an academically rich project-learning program.7/30/08
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This Bronx school turns the courtroom into a classroom.5/19/08
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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 News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.11/4/09
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A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.8/31/09
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At this high school, everyone is a winner.11/10/04
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A data-collection program brings real science to school -- and startles the professionals.3/8/05
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Through slam poetry, students reach new heights in literacy and in life.5/5/09
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Project-learning teaching strategies can also improve your everyday classroom experience.3/11/09
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Thanks to a forward-thinking teacher, chemistry students quickly learn to love leaving the textbook behind.2/8/05
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The unique International Baccalaureate program sparks both admiration and controversy.12/11/06
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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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Theater projects make students invest in their writing.8/6/08
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In this classroom, children use concrete, authentic examples to illustrate core knowledge.11/1/01
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At the New York Harbor School, great things are expected of the students. And the students deliver.10/19/06
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A project-based-learning teacher and coach writes about "the most effective tool for organizing content and motivating students to think hard."2/1/07
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A nonprofit group's summer and after-school programs support a Georgia school district's curriculum.2/25/09
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How three high school teachers discovered a new way to teach.
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Teachers have begun to accept comic books as a tool for teaching literacy through group projects.5/8/08
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These unusual substitute teachers offer a day of curriculum-expanding fun to schools -- free.7/23/08
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At Minneapolis's School of Environmental Studies, learning is about becoming an expert and solving real problems.9/25/02
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How one school opens minds by leaving the country.2/8/05
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Try these great lesson ideas for environmentally conscious teachers (and their lucky students).10/2/07
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Students learn about their community and local culture through hands-on projects.6/30/97
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When a high school art class becomes a professional special effects studio, students learn creative problem solving while developing personally and professionally.1/10/08
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At the West Hawaii Explorations Academy, students learn through a project-based curriculum.11/1/01
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A Hawaiian school mixes indigenous dance and academics to create a local success.11/20/07
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An interest in aeronautics leads students to Aviation High School, where academic pursuits can really take flight.9/25/05
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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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The Auburn Early Education Center immerses young children in self-directed projects.5/9/07
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Teachers use a practitioner model to move away from memorizing and encourage depth of learning.11/20/07
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A district leaps into the digital world.12/3/08
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Students at the International School of the Americas acquire a global overview in their education.10/13/04
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A Louisiana school succeeds by emphasizing social and emotional teamwork.6/16/04
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Learn more about Build SF program participants.1/20/09
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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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An experiental project not only makes science fun but also gives kids the confidence to go after their dreams.12/3/01
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An educational package to add to the curriculum.10/19/06
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Sometimes, drawing beats drilling when it comes to learning.5/31/05
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Options abound for going off script.10/18/06
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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
Interview
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12/3/01
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2/8/07
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PASA program participants, including Providence's mayor and PASA's executive director, offer tips on implementing and maintaining a successful enrichment-learning network. Plus advice and links for starting your own program.1/20/09
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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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A partial-immersion K-12 Japanese-language program teaches students that it's easy to make friends if you speak the same tongue. More to this story.3/26/04
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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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Eleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife. More to this story.12/3/08
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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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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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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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Students develop and manage their own projects with guidance from mentors in this coastal school's community. More to this story.11/1/01
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The academic program at Minnesota's School for Environmental Studies -- and its architecture -- was designed to promote project learning. More to this story.9/2/02
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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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A middle school in Berkeley, California, serves up nutritious grub kids love. More to this story.8/31/09
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Educators get schooled about project learning. More to this story.8/19/04
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Fourth-grade students make meaningful contributions to science through the nationwide NatureMapping program. More to this story.3/8/05
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A focus on energy conservation brings the sciences to life in an art class at Redwood Middle School, in Napa, California.4/14/08
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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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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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A commitment to projects and widespread use of laptop computers has spelled success for students at this New York City math, science, and technology academy. More to this story.11/1/01
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Thousands of students track migration patterns of butterflies and other species as part of this online project. More to this story.6/6/02
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At Chicago's Ariel Community Academy, students in grades K-8 hone math skills and learn practical, lifelong lessons in finance by managing a $20,000 class stock portfolio.
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In person or via satellite, students engage in project learning through the exploits of Titanic explorer Robert Ballard. More to this story.1/3/02
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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
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Community mentors help the After School Matters program serve more than 25,000 Chicago students. More to this story.
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Martin Scorsese champions a visual-literacy curriculum, available free to teachers for use in middle school classrooms. More to this story.11/6/06
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Student-driven class activities, enhanced by technology, launch kindergartners on a journey of lifelong learning. More to this story.
5/9/07
Teacher Training
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A process for setting up PBL.10/19/07
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A description of what PBL can accomplish in the classroom.10/19/07
