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Lambros, Ann – 2002
This book illustrates how problem-based learning (PBL) can enliven curriculum and lesson planning by encouraging students to play a more central role in their own learning process. It provides a framework for efficiently and effectively teaching problem-solving skills, tapping children's interests and previous knowledge, and making the curriculum…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Campbell, Linda – 2003
This book outlines 101 tried-and-true strategies for making teaching more effective. Grounded in research from the cognitive sciences and best classroom practices, the strategies are divided into the following areas: "Beginning With What Students Know: Activating Prior Knowledge" (e.g., visual sequencing, speaking categorically, and guided…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Allen, JoBeth; And Others – 1995
This book shows how teacher research and reform can positively change both teachers and students, making them better readers, writers, and learners. Two elementary schools in Georgia, serving students in a poor area that lacks educational resources, are the focus of the Kings Bridge Road Research Team, a group composed of public school teachers,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change