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Project Learning: Expeditions in Portland, Maine

Project learning combined with one-to-one laptops creates a rich and rigorous environment for learning at a middle school and a high school in Portland, Maine.

Tags: alternative programs, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, expeditionary learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, place-based learning, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, Teacher Development, teacher leadership, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, Middle/6-8, High/9-12
 3/15/10
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Anatomy of a Project: "Soil Superheroes"

Project Learning Assignment: Seventh graders work with community experts to advance their understanding of bacteria in the environment -- and then share their findings with the community at large.

Tags: collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, expeditionary learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, Project Learning, project-based learning, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, Middle/6-8
 3/15/10
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Teacher Susan McCray Lights the Fire of Project Learning

By guiding her students through rigorous projects aimed at illuminating solutions to real-world problems, McCray taps into students’ passions for learning.

Tags: character education, collaboration and team building, cooperative learning, digital storytelling, expeditionary learning, Integrated Studies, ME, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, Social & Emotional Learning, thematic units, High/9-12
 3/15/10
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Anatomy of a Project: "Give Me Shelter"

Juniors at Casco Bay High School, in Portland, Maine, explore homelessness by working in teams to make audio slide-show portraits in a semester-long project about housing issues and public policy.

Tags: collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, digital storytelling, expeditionary learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, ME, place-based learning, Project Learning, project planning, Social & Emotional Learning, Technology Integration, thematic units, High/9-12
 3/15/10
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Principal Derek Pierce on Building Relationships Between Students and Teachers

How a Portland, Maine high school made human relationships the building blocks of high student achievement.

Tags: alternative programs, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, expeditionary learning, laptops, ME, place-based learning, professional development, Project Learning, project-based learning, Teacher Development, teacher leadership, team teaching, Technology Integration, High/9-12
 3/15/10
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Project Learning: Teachers Discuss the Daily Challenges

A team of eighth-grade teachers compare notes on the trials and rewards of working together on project-based "expeditionary" learning.

Tags: classroom management, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, expeditionary learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, professional development, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, rubrics, teacher leadership, teacher preparation, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, Middle/6-8
 3/15/10
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Teacher-Training Coordinator David Grant Describes a Framework for Project Learning Success

How King Middle School in Portland, Maine combines project learning and technology to build effective, authentic learning experiences.

Tags: collaboration and team building, community partnerships, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, expeditionary learning, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, place-based learning, professional development, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, Teacher Development, teacher leadership, teacher mentors, teacher preparation, team teaching, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
 3/15/10
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Ex-Governor Angus King on Lessons from Maine’s 1-to-1 Laptop Initiative

In 2002, the state of Maine equipped every middle-school student with a computer. Today the man who launched the program underscores the importance of supporting technology initiatives with teacher development.

Tags: 21st-century skills, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, expeditionary learning, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, Project Learning, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8, High/9-12
 3/15/10
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Principal Mike McCarthy Sustains a Culture of Collaboration

At King Middle School in Portland, Maine, McCarthy transformed a culture of divisiveness and violence by committing to cooperation and innovation.

Tags: community partnerships, cooperative learning, expeditionary learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, laptops, ME, Project Learning, project-based learning, starting a program, teacher leadership, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
 3/15/10
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Big Thinkers: Chris Dede on Scaling Success

Chris Dede, Professor of Learning Technologies at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, describes the challenges of replicating successful educational programs.

Tags: alternative programs, professional development, starting a program, K-12
 2/8/10
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