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Jossey-Bass: Powerful Learning: What We Know about Teaching for Understanding. JOSSEY-BASS Powerful Learning: What We Know about Teaching for Understanding www.josseybass.com, $26.95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This comprehensive compendium com��pen��di��um?n. pl. com��pen��di��ums or com��pen��di��a1. A short, complete summary; an abstract.2. A list or collection of various items. of effective K12 teaching practicesaddresses project-based learning Project-based learning, or PBL (often "PjBL" to avoid confusion with "Problem-based Learning"), is a constructivist pedagogy that intends to bring about deep learning by allowing learners to use an inquiry based approach to engage with issues and questions that are rich, real and , cooperative learning cooperative learningEducation theory A student-centered teaching strategy in which heterogeneous groups of students work to achieve a common academic goal–eg, completing a case study or a evaluating a QC problem. See Problem-based learning, Socratic method. andperformance-based assessment, as well as instructional strategies inliteracy literacyAbility to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite , math and science. Eight authors explore the ways in whichthese models generate meaningful student understanding through richclassroom stories and correlating videos of innovative teachingavailable online. The book offers insights into the best ways educatorscan enable students to think critically, transfer skills and knowledge,and become flexible problem solvers.