Problem-Based Learning in Middle and High School Classrooms : A Teacher′s Guide to Implementation

Lambros Gives Teachers All The Tools They Need For Pbl Instruction To Boost Reading Comprehension, Social Skill Development, Content Retention, And Student Motivation. Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- What To Do? Why To Do It? -- Acknowledgments -- About The Author -- Chapter 1 - 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 -- Chapter 2 - Pbl In The Middle School Classroom -- Getting Started -- Delivering Problems To Students -- Problem Examples -- Pbl Problem Sources -- Further Considerations For Middle School Classrooms -- Chapter 3 - Pbl In The High School Classroom -- In The Beginning -- Introducing Pbl Problems -- Problem Examples -- Pbl Problem Sources -- Further Considerations For High School Classrooms -- Chapter 4 - And The Problem Is -- Developing Pbl Problems For Classroom Use -- Aligning Developed Problems With Standards -- Getting Started -- Using Resources With Pbl Problems -- Cautions And Hints In Pbl Problem Development -- A Final Word -- Chapter 5 - 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-assessments And Peer Assessments With Pbl -- Chapter 6 - 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 -- Chapter 7 - Pbl Beyond The Middle And High School Classrooms -- The Future For Students -- The Future For Pbl -- Resources -- Resource A: Additional Pbl Problems For Middle School And High School -- Resource B: Pbl Process Charts -- Resource C: Guidelines For Facilitating Pbl -- References -- Index.