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September 2002 | Volume 60 | Number 1
Marge Scherer
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Carol Ann Tomlinson
How does a teacher make a student feel like a valued contributor in the classroom?
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Which experiences support young people in their quest to enjoy a productive life?
Dick Corbett and Bruce Wilson
Inner-city middle schools students describe the multiple characteristics of “the good teacher.”
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Katherine G. Simon
How to structure curriculum around questions that students care about.
Gregory A. Smith
Place-based education offers students opportunities to learn about and contribute to their community.
Richard Sagor
Youthful enthusiasm abounds—just not necessarily in the classroom. What motivates young people to master challenges?
Stephen Chappuis and Richard J. Stiggins
This model of evaluation is a means to success, not just a measure of it.
Terry Roberts
The Paideia Program transforms ordinary discussion into an intellectual conversation about ideas.
Diane Curtis
The George Lucas Educational Foundation finds that project-based learning boosts achievement and improves student motivation.
Dave F. Brown
In Soundings, students identify topics that guide their course of study.
Nicola Findley
The connections students make in their learning are unique and unexpected.
Lois Brown Easton
An administrator at an alternative school in Colorado asked students, What prevents you from learning?
Geoffrey Caine, Renate Nummela Caine and Carol McClintic
Multimedia presentations that provoke an emotional response effectively infuse learning with relevance.
Peg Koetsch, Linda D'Acquisto, Allyn Kurin, Sonja Juffer and Linda Goldberg
Students are creators and curators of these exhibits modeled after real museum displays.
John H. Holloway
Steven C. Schlozman
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