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Free Project Based Learning Resources from Edutopia

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Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an excellent resource for educators. Their site has a huge variety of resources, tips, and research on education and is accessible for free. They are a big proponent of Project Based Learning (PBL) and also have a lot of resources on best practices in education.


Resources include lists of reading materials on PBL, links to schools that are using PBL, Resources from Edutopia on PBL, Resources from Maine on PBL including examples of PBL, lesson plans, assessments for PBL, planning guides for teachers and schools, professional development resources, resources for parents, and links to organizations and other resources on PBL. (Resources are in PDF form).

Project Based Learning is a great way to teach content, as well as essential skills such as teamwork, collaboration, problem solving, and more. 

This is an excellent collection of resources about PBL and how to implement it in your school and classroom. 



Related:

Free Classroom Guides and Downloads for 2011 from Edutopia

More free classroom guides for educators from Edutopia

Project Based Learning Resources for Educators

WPI Plan - a great educational model for all schools

10 Important Skills Students need for the Future

"Lehr und Kunst" or "Theory and Practice." - what we strive for in education




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More free classroom guides for educators from Edutopia

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Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an excellent resource for educators. Their site has a huge variety of resources, tips, and research on education and is accessible for free. They are a big proponent of Project Based Learning and also have a lot of resources on best practices in education. 

They have a page with Free Classroom Guides and Downloads for 2011 that contains  excellent guides in PDF format. There are also additional, related resources linked from this page. 


I posted about this page last June. Since then, they have added some new resources. 

The new guides are: 

Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning
By understanding how the brain works, educators are better equipped to help K-12 students with everything from focusing attention to increasing retention

Ten Tips for Classroom Management
Learn how to improve student engagement and build a positive climate for learning and discipline for grades K-12.

Think Green Guide
This practical guide, filled with inspiring earth-friendly learning projects and classroom-tested resources, will help your school go green.


Edutopia also has great blogs with some excellent articles written by educators. 

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Free Classroom Guides and Downloads for 2011 from Edutopia

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Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an excellent resource for educators. Their site has a huge variety of resources, tips, and research on education and is accessible for free. They are a big proponent of Project Based Learning and also have a lot of resources on best practices in education. 

They have a page with Free Classroom Guides and Downloads for 2011 that contains four excellent guides in PDF format. There are also additional, related resources linked from this page. 

The four guides are: 

Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media - tips and tools for making learning more engaging and collaborative.

Summer Rejuvenation Guide - Ten Fun Ways for teachers to spend their summers

Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning -  effective assessments for project based learning

Home-to-School Resource Guide - Get tips, tech tools, and strategies for how to strengthen the bonds between schools, families, and communities. 


Edutopia also has great blogs with some excellent articles written by educators. 

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Free Educational Technology Journals and Resources

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These magazines/web sites are all great sources of information, resources, tips, lesson ideas, and more and are all FREE.


Tech&Learning Magazine - free print or electronic subscription to educators. Magazine and web site have product reviews, best practices, thought provoking articles, education and technology news, blogs, and more.
(I am a TL Advisor and write a blog for them and I have published articles. )




Edutopia - is a free web resource from the George Lucas Educational Foundation. There are best practices, lesson ideas, project based learning resources, videos, blogs and more. Edutopia showcases schools, districts, and classrooms that are increasing student achievement and decreasing issues and problems.



THE Journal - is another great educational technology resource. They offer free print or electronic subscriptions and the site has a lot of great resources. There are articles about what is working in schools, technology reviews, news letters, and more.
In the February 2010 Edition, on page 17, there was a feature about #edchat on Twitter. I am a strong proponent of Personal Learning Networks, and #edchat on Twitter is a great place to start and grow your PLN.


They are all free, so why not check them out.

Please share any of your favorite free journals/magazines/web sites with us.




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