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Social Studies In Action A Methodology Workshop, K-5.
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Engaging Students in Active Learning

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Blythe, Tina, and Associates. The Teaching for Understanding Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998.

Newmann, Fred M., and Associates. Authentic Achievement: Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996.

Web Sites

Active Learning Practices for Schools
Provides information about Teaching for Understanding.

Harvard Research Online
Describes four leading models of cooperative learning.

Jigsaw Classroom
Explains the jigsaw strategy of cooperative learning.

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