Wanted for the global workforce: thinkers (and those who can teach them) Where K-12 instruction once centered on content and memorization, today's educators want, most of all, to teach their students to think critically and perceptively. What better way than with project-based learning (PBL)? Author Todd Stanley provides a teacher-friendly, step-by-step approach to implementing PBL, showing readers how to: Use project and classroom management skills to create a positive, productive learning environment Develop curriculum around ten different project types Link projects with today's standards Teach students how to effectively collaborate and bring out the best in each other.

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Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction -- Why Manage Your Classroom 1. Advantages to Managing Your Classroom The 21st Century Three Rs Other Advantages to Managing Your Classroom 2. Importance of 21st Century Skills 21st Century Survival Skills Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination Initiative Adaptability Effective Oral and Written Communication Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Collaboration Across Networks 3. Setting Up Your Projects Define the Problem Develop Solution Options Plan the Project Execute the Plan Monitor and Control Progress Close Project 4. Linking the Projects to the Standards: Creating a Mission Statement Starting With the Content Standard Working Backwards 5. Collaboration in the 21st Century Classroom Skill of Collaboration Setting Norms Dividing up Tasks DELETE 6. Risk Management Why Projects Fail Heading Off Problems Handling the Unmotivated Risk Management 7. Different Types of Products Presentation Museum/Exhibit Debate Performance Competition Portfolio Research Paper Model Technology-Driven Products Entrepreneurship The Lemonade Stand Social Studies Product -- Buisness Plan Language Arts Product -- Advertising Campaign Math Product -- Polling/Accounting 8. Assessment of the Product Use of Rubrics Creating Your Rubrics Creating Rubrics With Students Performance Reviews (Self/Peer Evaluation) 9.