Students need metacognition to connect content to objectives, whether that is progress in a GBL unit, or work towards an authentic product in at PBL project.
“learning groups” in which participants collaboratively construct personal meaning
content studied is the most important factor in college students being successful.3
school libraries also fit the description of a “third place”-
specially before and after school. Allowing gaming, research on topics of personal
learning ‘commons” i
the place, either physical or virtual, that is the hub of the school where exemplary teaching and learning are show cased; where all professional development, teaching and learning experimentation and action research happens; and where various specialists of the school have offices, physical or virtual.5
schools with good library programs are more successful than those without, v
The following case studies describe the steps three school districts took to implement a proficiency-based, learner-centered instructional system. Featured schools share their best practices, with the hope of serving as models for other Maine districts to reform their instructional systems.