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Edited by Barbara B. Levin
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This Study Guide is designed to enhance your understanding of Energizing Teacher Education and Professional Development with Problem-Based Learning, an ASCD book published in April 2001. It is edited by Barbara Levin, with chapter contributions from other teacher educators experienced in using problem-based learning (PBL): Carol Dean, Lee Shumow, Jean Pierce, Herbert Lange, Katherine Hibbard, Tracy Rock, Sara Sage, and Gwynn Mettetal. The book offers many examples of ways PBL can be used with novice and experienced teachers in elementary, secondary, and higher education settings. This study guide is designed to add to your understanding of how the book can be used to help teachers understand PBL as they prepare to use it with their own students.
You can use the study guide before or after you have read the entire book, or as you finish each chapter. The study questions and suggestions for extending your learning are not meant to cover all aspects of the book but, rather, to address selected ideas we thought might warrant further reflection.
Most of the questions in this study guide are ones you can think about on your own. You might also consider pairing with a colleague or forming a study group with others who have read (or are reading) Energizing Teacher Education and Professional Development with Problem-Based Learning. In addition to the study questions, the guide contains several activities entitled "extending your learning." We encourage you to try them either individually or with others; you might also consider modifying them for use in any PBL professional development activity you might be involved in.
Extending your learning:
Energizing Teacher Education and Professional Development with Problem-Based Learning was edited by Barbara Levin. This 140-page, 6" x 9" book (Stock #101002; ISBN 0-87120-508-4) is available from ASCD for $19.95 (ASCD member) and $23.95 (nonmember). Copyright 2001 by ASCD. To order a copy, call ASCD at 1-800-933-2723 (in Virginia, 1-703-578-9600) and press 2 for the Service Center. Or buy the book from ASCD's Online Store.
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