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Problem-Based Learning for Math & Science

Integrating Inquiry and the Internet

Second Edition
By: Diane L. Ronis

Increase students' skills and content retention in math and science!

Learn how to use the problem-based learning (PBL) approach to strengthen learners' problem-solving skills as they actively explore and resolve authentic problem simulations and student-identified problems in the community. Updated throughout, this second edition illustrates how to use the PBL inquiry process with Internet resources to help students learn in an integrated, real-world instructional environment, and also provides:

Problem-based learning activities relating to math and science in each chapter
Projects that correlate to national science, mathematics, and technology standards
Student handouts, evaluation forms, and all the information necessary for successful project completion

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Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412955591
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2007
Page Count: 176
Publication date: September 12, 2007

Price: $39.95

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Description

"Teachers looking for a concise guide to implementing problem-based learning in math and science classrooms: This book is for you!"
—Debra Gerdes, Professional Development Leader
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

"The purpose of problem-based learning is to emphasize meaning making over fact collecting. With this method, Diane Ronis has written a book that is well equipped to produce self-motivated and independent lifelong learners!"
—Katie Morrow, Technology Integration Specialist
O'Neill Public Schools, NE

Increase students' skills and content retention in math and science!

What's the best way to create a real-world instructional environment where students are involved in firsthand experiences and where important ideas are connected to meaningful life events that help deepen learners' understanding?

Diane Ronis demonstrates how the problem-based learning (PBL) method gives students the opportunity to actively explore and resolve authentic problem simulations and student-identified problems in the community while strengthening their problem-solving skills. Updated throughout, this second edition illustrates how to use the PBL inquiry process with Internet resources to create an integrated instructional environment, and also provides:

Problem-based learning activities relating to math and science in each chapter
Projects that correlate to national science, mathematics, and technology standards
Student handouts, evaluation forms, and all the information necessary for successful project completion

Problem-Based Learning for Math and Science, Second Edition, is the perfect resource for educators who want to expand their teaching repertoire and shift instruction from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered perspective.

Key features

Includes PBL activities that are teacher-directed and linked to the real world, and that include simulated problems and student-identified community problems
Based on NCTM, NSES, and ISTE/NETS standards
Each chapter closes with a project consisting of linked standards, student handouts, and teacher evaluation forms
Projects can be modified to suit various levels of learning
Projects are designed to engage learners through first-hand experience

Author(s)

Diane L. Ronis

Diane Ronis is a professor of education at Southern Connecticut State University and has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. Her drive to make learning meaningful to all students comes from 17 years of teaching middle school and high school mathematics and fine arts as well as eight years of experience instructing preservice teachers at the college and graduate level. Ronis has been a presenter and keynote speaker at numerous conferences, workshops and seminars, and is the author of Brain Compatible Mathematics, Brain Compatible Assessments, Critical Thinking in Math, Problem Based Learning for Math & Science: Integrating Inquiry and the Internet, and Clustering Standards in Integrated Units.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Concepts Explored in This Book

The Standards Used in This Book

The Goal of This Book

1. The Integration of Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Problem-Based Learning

Redefining Literacy

Using Problem-Based Learning to Increase Literacy

Relating Technology to Math and Science

Integrating Problem-Based Learning With Cyber-Age Math and Science

Integrated Inquiry Project, Middle Level: Meteorology

2. Problem-Based Learning and Constructivism

Why Problem-Based Learning Is Brain-Compatible

Problem-Based Learning and the Constructivist Model: The Five E's

Teaching in the Problem-Based Learning Classroom

Integrated Inquiry Project, Middle/Secondary Level: Developing Entrepreneurial Excellence

3. Aspects and Approaches of Problem-Based Learning

Phases of Implementation

Problem-Based Learning Techniques

New Roles for Teachers

Integrated Inquiry Project 1: Middle/Secondary Levels: The Roller Coaster

Integrated Inquiry Project 2: Secondary Level: Building Bridges

4. Planning Problem-Based Learning for the Classroom

Planning for Integrated Learning

Guidelines for Implementing a Problem-Based Learning Project

Questions to Promote Problem Solving

Integrated Inquiry Project, Multilevel: The Mississippi Delta

5. Evaluating and Assessing Problem-Based Learning

Alternative Assessments

Types of Authentic Assessment and Evaluation

Integrated Inquiry Project, Multilevel: Architectural Design

6. Integrating Community Learning Activities Into the Classroom

The National Association of Partners in Education

Organizational Partnerships in Education

Helping Experts Become Teachers

Community Connections: Multilevel Car Project

Appendix: Cyber Sources for Math, Science, and Technology

Bibliography

Index

Reviews

"Teachers looking for a concise guide to implementing problem-based learning in math and science classrooms: this book is for you!"

Debra Gerdes, Professional Development Leader
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

"The purpose of problem-based learning is to emphasize meaning-making over fact collecting. With this method, Diane Ronis has written a book well-equipped to produce self-motivated and independent lifelong learners!"

Katie Morrow, Technology Integration Specialist
O’Neill Public Schools, NE

"The guidelines on using and assessing projects, as well as the ready-to-use samples, make this a worthwhile resource."

MAA Reviews, June 2008
Mathematical Association of America

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