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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. And that's how people learn math. You may have heard a lot about PBL in recent years.

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What’s the Difference Between Project- and Challenge-Based Learning, Anyway?

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Inquiry-based learning, for example, teaches students how to ask better questions, and then go about figuring out the answers. Community-based learning encourages students to find and solve local issues. And the related place-based learning sees students explore the history and culture of their own region.

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?3 Types of Summer PD That Won’t Sacrifice Your Vacation

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Learn how personalized learning through purposeful gaming can help you engage your students and increase their motivation to learn. Dive into blended and problem-based learning to deepen your understanding of how to use 1:1 computing in your classroom. Designing for the 21st Century Classroom.