Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students

Todd Stanley is author of seven teacher education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom and Performance-Based Assessment for 21st-Century Skills.

• Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Chapter 1: What Is Project-Based Learning, and Why Should We Use It? Chapter 2: Creating Ownership With Calendars, Contracts, and Rubrics Chapter 3: How to Use Learning Standards and Bloom’s Taxonomy With Projects Chapter 4: Finding the Structure That Works for You, Your Classroom, and Your Students Chapter 5: Ways to Vary the Structure of Projects Chapter 6: Implementing the Structure With Students, Parents, Administration, and Staff Chapter 7: Teaching Students to Create Rubrics Chapter 8: Technology, Resources, and Classroom Environment Chapter 9: Teaching in the Project-Based Classroom: Becoming a Manager Conclusion: Empowering Students References Appendix A: Reproducibles Appendix B: Examples of Projects About the Author