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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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An arcane science turns into a traveling circus that’s fizzy, frantic, and fun.8/31/07
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An innovative program teaches kids it's never too early to learn a foreign language.3/26/04
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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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A nonprofit group's summer and after-school programs support a Georgia school district's curriculum.2/25/09
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A Chicago Public Schools program makes enrichment programs for teens meaningful.
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Who says successful documentarians can't also be teenagers?
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The Wetland Watchers program is part of a schoolwide emphasis on service learning.12/15/04
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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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Mobile museums are mostly free and always fun.3/23/05
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A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.8/31/09
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Kids can be card sharks when it comes to teaching nutrition.5/31/05
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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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Farming -- and dessert -- at California's Pie Ranch.3/13/07
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Expeditionary learning puts the focus on student investigations -- and a Kansas City district embraces it.
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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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An innovative teacher-prep program starts in high school.11/14/07
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Marketers and educators offer branding advice to boost the cool factor for full-time learning programs.11/23/08
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From planting seeds to recycling cafeteria leftovers, students learn the cycle of life in gardens.3/1/06
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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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At Minneapolis's School of Environmental Studies, learning is about becoming an expert and solving real problems.9/25/02
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Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.10/28/09
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Follow these tips for making your school more environmentally friendly.10/2/07
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Get the subject out of the textbook and into your students' world.8/10/05
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Photography is a revelation, and a learning tool, for visually impaired students.6/14/07
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Students who cross the bridge from school to career.10/4/05
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What's more fun than unraveling a mystery in the classroom?12/2/05
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The best way to motivate seniors who've cut their jets is to treat them like adults.9/13/04
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A high school hatchery protects endangered species and demands academic excellence.2/1/06
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Learn more about Build SF program participants.1/20/09
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Learn more about Build SF program participants.1/20/09
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In Chicago's urban sprawl, an environmentally friendly school blooms.12/2/05
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The restaurateur's education was served at the table, not at a desk.
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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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Tips on getting the most out of National Novel Writing Month.1/28/09
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One student's review on the benefits of project-based learning.6/30/97
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The Facing History School doesn't sugarcoat our past. It confronts it.4/2/06
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Your questions about this successful career-preparation program -- answered.4/30/00
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Career academies bridge the school-to-job gap, while attendance and graduation rates skyrocket.10/23/05
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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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At this high school, everyone is a winner.11/10/04
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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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No longer limited to the classroom, educators move to close the gap between school and the real world.11/10/04
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A California charter school is teaching essential skills -- and self-reliance.4/24/08
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At Clackamas High School, green ideals infuse the curricula, the building, and, most importantly, the students.10/2/07
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Follow along for a multidimensional literary adventure.6/12/08
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A district leaps into the digital world.12/3/08
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How one school opens minds by leaving the country.2/8/05
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Understanding the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act.6/30/01
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A Baltimore school strives to "produce students that change the world."4/19/07
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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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An interview with the faculty and students on how this restructured school continues to teach students how to meet and exceed their own expectations.4/30/00
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Fighting urban blight with teenage might.2/1/06
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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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Teens design their own ideal school environment.2/11/02
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In directing the electric-car team at West Philadelphia High School’s Academy of Applied Automotive and Mechanical Science, teacher and program administrator Simon Hauger puts classroom concepts into action off campus and off the clock. It is an approach that can be more informal and interactive than what happens in school, but it offers its own challenges for teacher preparation.6/18/07
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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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A teacher's passion for the environment inspires not only her students but also their parents and the entire school.10/2/07
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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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At the Oxbow School, the arts and research magically interweave.10/18/06
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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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An evolving teaching method applies the theory and practice of art to computing and problem solving.10/18/06
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6/30/97
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It's not all a zero-sum game.10/8/08
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Nearly 300 public schools in twenty states teach with farms or gardens.
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A classroom doubles as a special effects tech studio, and students go pro.1/10/08
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A data-collection program brings real science to school -- and startles the professionals.3/8/05
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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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Innovative education in a Florida elementary school.6/30/97
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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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Student-run credit union branches teach career skills and financial independence.10/7/08
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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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Modern technology cracks the code of "the world's first computer."6/14/07
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Teach children a global lesson by donating books and other needed supplies to schools around the world.1/22/08
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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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An after-school project earns New York City kids academic credits and an inside look at their urban environment.8/3/09
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The authors walk us through an idyllic -- though imaginary -- school.6/30/97
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These articles and videos will put you in the Earth Day spirit.4/18/06
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At the West Hawaii Explorations Academy, students learn through a project-based curriculum.11/1/01
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The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.3/8/07
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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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An Indianapolis school district builds a new model for education.5/17/07
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Entrepreneur lessons lead to financial know-how.9/28/08
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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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Students prepare for the real world through technology-enabled projects.12/3/08
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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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Algebra students use their math skills to control the arc of launched objects.
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Options abound for going off script.10/18/06
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The Internet offers teaching tools on economics for any grade level.8/22/08
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This Bronx school turns the courtroom into a classroom.5/19/08
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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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Counselors debate the need to declare a major in high school.3/9/07
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Understanding the concept and benefits of "place" in education.3/9/07
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Despite absences at an inner-city school, a teacher commits to long-term projects.8/31/09
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The News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.11/4/09
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Students become conduits between history and a person's life.3/4/08
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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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Tips to engage students.10/9/07
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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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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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How three high school teachers discovered a new way to teach.
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Beef up the real-world consequences of student projects in every grade.3/20/08
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A Louisiana school succeeds by emphasizing social and emotional teamwork.6/16/04
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Theater projects make students invest in their writing.8/6/08
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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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Students at the Y-PLAN project create bonds through grassroots city planning.9/29/08
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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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Nine tips to help you get started teaching without textbooks.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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Teachers have begun to accept comic books as a tool for teaching literacy through group projects.5/8/08
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Seven accomplished people share their personal stories.
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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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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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Find surprising teaching opportunities for hands-on learning in underresourced areas.5/21/08
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When learning is based on projects, math becomes relevant as well as rigorous.2/11/02
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Students balance enjoyment with preservation in this adaptable lesson from the Yosemite Institute.2/19/08
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An economics educator teaches his students to be smart money managers and businesspeople.10/2/08
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Tap into the Web and learn how to preserve our planet -- and help others learn how, too.10/9/07
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The San Diego charter school wants educators worldwide to benefit from its lessons.12/3/08
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Project-learning teaching strategies can also improve your everyday classroom experience.3/11/09
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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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Plan your first lesson with these online resources.8/13/08
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Turn pandemonium into productivity by harnessing tech tools and cultivating self-directed students.2/18/09
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In this classroom, children use concrete, authentic examples to illustrate core knowledge.11/1/01
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Faculty, administration, and a community combine efforts to create an outstanding school.4/30/00
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Open your classroom to a menagerie of living science projects.10/3/07
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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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Creatures in the classroom teach science and respect.10/9/07
Interview
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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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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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Eleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife. More to this story.12/3/08
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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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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 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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Through the Citizen Schools program, professionals team up with public schools to create an enhanced learning community after the school day ends. More to this story.1/20/09
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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 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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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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Educators get schooled about project learning. More to this story.8/19/04
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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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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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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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Student-driven class activities, enhanced by technology, launch kindergartners on a journey of lifelong learning. More to this story.
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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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The UrbanPlan curriculum is an academically challenging, classroom-based, fifteen-hour study unit. Teams of high school juniors and seniors compete to win the redevelopment contract for a decaying neighborhood in the fictitious city of Yorktown. More to this story.8/16/06
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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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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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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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Students in the Youth-Learn Plan Act Now (Y-PLAN) program learn about city planning -- and feel empowered to improve their cities. More to this story.10/8/08
Teacher Training
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An overview of the merits of PBL.10/19/07
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An overview of the GLEF teacher-preparation and professional-development instructional module for PBL.10/19/07
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A process for setting up PBL.10/19/07
