Best Practices - Additional Resources


Collaborative Groups

Cooperative and Collaborative Learning from Educational Broadcasting Corp.

Cooperative Learning from Teach-nology (links to several articles)

 

Constructivism

Wikipedia article

Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning from Educational Broadcasting Corp.

Constructivism from Teach-nology (links to several articles)

 

Differentiated Instruction

Wikipedia article

How to Differentiate Instruction from Teach-nology

Differentiated Instruction from New Horizons for Learning (links to several articles)

Internet4Classrooms - LOTS of links for more information

 

Essential Questions

What is an Essential Question?  by Grant Wiggins

The Question Mark: Essential Questions by Jamie McKenzie

Examples of Essential Questions for Elementary Schools from Baltimore County Public Schools

Essential Questions from Greenville, SC Schools

 

Inquiry-Based Learning

Wikipedia article

An Introduction to Inquiry-based Learning from YouthLearn

Inquiry-Based Learning from Educational Broadcasting Corp.

Inquiry-Based Learning from Teach-nology (links to several articles)

 

Learning Centers and Stations

Learning Centers - Definition from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Learning Center Ideas - from Kathy Schrock

Learning Centers--The First Week from Scholastic

 

Project Based Learning

What is PBL?

Project Based Learning: The Online Resource for PBL

Project Learning from Edutopia

ProjectApproach.org - suggested by Jim Moulton

 

Understanding by Design

Put Understanding First by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Understanding by Design by Wiggins and McTighe: A summary

Understanding by Design from Wikipedia