Problem-Based Learning in Middle and High School Classrooms A Teacherâ€²s Guide to Implementation

Name: Problem-Based Learning in Middle and High School Classrooms A Teacherâ€²s Guide to Implementation
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ISBN: 9780761938477

ISBN-10: 0761938478

ISBN-13: 9780761938477

Edition: 2004

Authors: Marian Ann Lambros

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This is a guide to implementing problem-based learning as a teaching method in middle schools and secondary schools. Includes sample lessons specific to grade levels and disciplines and follows the same easy-to-use style of the original volume for K-8 classrooms.

Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 2/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Ann Lambros is Director of the Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching, and Learning at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She is a consultant to K-12 schools and an expert at the creation and implementation of problem-based learning programs.



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Author



Problem-Based Learning: What and Why


Knowing What


Collaboration and Differentiation


PBL Provides Relevance to Learners


PBL Teaches Lifelong Problem-Solving Skills


The PBL Process in Action


In a Nutshell



PBL in the Middle School Classroom


Getting Started


Delivering Problems to Students


Problem Examples


PBL Problem Sources


Further Considerations for Middle School Classrooms



PBL in the High School Classroom


In the Beginning


Introducing PBL Problems


Problem Examples


PBL Problem Sources


Further Considerations for High School Classrooms



And the Problem Is


Developing PBL Problems for Classroom Use


Aligning Developed Problems With Standards


Getting Started


Using Resources with PBL Problems


Hints and Cautions in PBL Problem Development


A Final Word



Knowing You Did It


Making the PBL Grade With Authentic Assessments


PBL and Assessment Examples


Going Beyond Content Assessment


Using Portfolios With PBL


More PBL Assessment Examples


Using Self and Peer Assessments With PBL



The Whole Picture


PBL and Cooperative Learning


PBL and Service Learning


PBL and Project Based Learning


PBL and Traditional Strategies


Using It All, Using It Well



PBL Beyond The Middle and High School Classrooms


The Future for Students


The Future for PBL


Resources



Additional PBL Problems for Middle School and High School



PBL Process Charts



Guidelines for Facilitating PBL


Index