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Reflections on student engagement in his/her own learning and inquiry.

Concession Creation. Relates to 7th grade ratios and proportions, including percent mark-ups and tax, and algebraic equations.

PMP Certification is world's renowned certification for Project Manager's. PMP Certification is quite tough but the application process is daunting journey in itself. We have compile this guide to help you step by step on completing the application process.

The Flip camera is great for all types of projects in science and math - at any grade level. Flip cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to a computer with a USB plug that "flips" out from the side of the camera. The benefits of these cameras include another means for assessing students understanding of concepts beyond worksheets and tests. Besides a teacher's record, the videos provide a digital record for parents and administrators to show a student's successes or areas which need improvement.

This is one in a series on shaping good ideas into PBL units of study.

Highlights from PBL Camp, including webinar archives at Edutopia and project-planning wiki. Projects connect in some way to Gulf disaster, and plans are available to join, borrow, adapt. Dig in!

In this Edutopia post, I share ideas from teachers who are using today's headlines to design relevant projects. The challenges: maintaining student attention once the news cycle ends, and going deep into content areas. Pls share more ideas in comments.

Project based learning covers a wide spectrum of the curriculum. See how a familiar substance - soap - is able to excite students to learn

Project-based elementary school steers away from standardized testing http://t.co/IS4gfJS #cpchat #edchat

"The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) Staff, National Faculty, & Special Guests blog about anything & everything about Project Based Learning (PBL)."

In a growing number of schools, educators are echoing Papert's assertion that engaging students by starting with the concrete and solving hands-on, real-world problems is a great motivator. Ultimately, they say, such project-based learning that freely crosses disciplines provides an education superior to the traditional "algebra at age nine, Civil War at ten, Great Expectations at eleven" structure.

Open Source Project Management tool. comparable to basecamp. rec'd by MRDS

This is one some staff in Mid-Del schools have used. Probably the first open source project management solution I'd go with.

This ning network focuses on sharing ideas, strategies, and thoughts on project based learning.

A PDF of his presentation. Relatively basic but has some nice introductory slides that would be helpful to someone who had no experience with PBL or webquests or online projects.

A podcast with two students driving a "Basketball Without Borders" blog and podcast with college and pro basketball stars.

This is my own digital, real-world project-based learning elective class. These students gave a golden interview!

To address the one-size-fits-all problem of ISD frameworks, e-learning entrepreneur Elliot Masie (2005) proposed that organizations classify e-learning projects into one of three tiers of effort and investment.

Podcast about digital-age projects hosted by Teachers Teaching Teachers