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Efforts to create successful opportunities for our students have taken many forms. This chapter will review three: Problem Based learning (PBL), a Center for Design and Technology (CDAT) high school and Foxfire. As you read this chapter, keep in mind the Core Practices and how they are connected to PBL and CDAT.
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Phillips, K. (2016). Project Based Learning, A Center for Design Class and Foxfire. In: Smith, H., McDermott, J.C. (eds) The Foxfire Approach. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-564-7_15
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