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In Chicago's urban sprawl, an environmentally friendly school blooms.12/2/05
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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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Counselors debate the need to declare a major in high school.3/9/07
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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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Entrepreneur lessons lead to financial know-how.9/28/08
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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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These online initiatives seek to enhance global understanding.6/5/02
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An international stargazing event inspires young scientists.1/28/09
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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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Students at the Y-PLAN project create bonds through grassroots city planning.9/29/08
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Your questions about this successful career-preparation program -- answered.4/30/00
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A unique program in Portland, Oregon, gives students a jump-start on their future.6/30/97
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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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Teens design their own ideal school environment.2/11/02
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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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Murray Fisher, founder of the New York Harbor School, offers advice on keeping an extraordinary school going, despite philosophical and financial challenges.10/19/06
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Kids aren't helping plow the fields anymore, so why are we throwing away three months?6/1/05
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A program that prepares high school students for their future.6/30/97
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Student-run credit union branches teach career skills and financial independence.10/7/08
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The unique International Baccalaureate program sparks both admiration and controversy.12/11/06
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Elementary school students take a stand against paper waste.4/22/09
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A high school hatchery protects endangered species and demands academic excellence.2/1/06
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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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The Freedom Project uses the hard-fought history of racial equality to inspire power and perseverance.5/21/08
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The day after an environmental disaster in San Francisco Bay, students visiting the Crissy Field Center learn how feathers respond to oil.
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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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The United Anglers of Casa Grande High School serve as guardians of Adobe Creek.2/1/06
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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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Follow these tips for making your school more environmentally friendly.10/2/07
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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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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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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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A school administration in Oregon puts the occupational-cluster program to work -- and sees positive results.6/30/97
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A data-collection program brings real science to school -- and startles the professionals.3/8/05
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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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Edutopia readers weigh in on their favorites.
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This Illinois high school uses an innovative method for finding answers.6/30/97
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One student's review on the benefits of project-based learning.6/30/97
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Student researchers become the eyes and ears of environmental scientists.10/2/07
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A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.8/31/09
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Understanding the concept and benefits of "place" in education.3/9/07
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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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At the West Hawaii Explorations Academy, students learn through a project-based curriculum.11/1/01
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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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At this high school, everyone is a winner.11/10/04
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Beef up the real-world consequences of student projects in every grade.3/20/08
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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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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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A high school opens a tax office, and students run the show.3/4/08
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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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A Baltimore school strives to "produce students that change the world."4/19/07
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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 First Peoples' Project enables native children around the world to exchange lore and learning online.6/5/02
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Project-learning teaching strategies can also improve your everyday classroom experience.3/11/09
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In this classroom, children use concrete, authentic examples to illustrate core knowledge.11/1/01
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Find surprising teaching opportunities for hands-on learning in underresourced areas.5/21/08
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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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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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Mobile museums are mostly free and always fun.3/23/05
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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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Digest these tips for making your food-service program tasty and sustainable.
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Foster-care kids explore their environment and themselves through art.4/30/07
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Students balance enjoyment with preservation in this adaptable lesson from the Yosemite Institute.2/19/08
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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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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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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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The Wetland Watchers program is part of a schoolwide emphasis on service learning.12/15/04
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Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.10/28/09
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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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Fourth-grade students make meaningful contributions to science through the nationwide NatureMapping program. More to this story.3/8/05
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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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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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Eleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife. More to this story.12/3/08
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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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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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In California's Central Valley, a service-learning project for farm workers makes science lessons stick. More to this story.8/4/09
