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Offers sample lesson plans that promote performance-based learning throughout the content areas, plus rubrics, updated research, projects, and an expanded discussion of cooperative learning teams.Offers sample lesson plans that promote performance-based learning throughout the content areas, plus rubrics, updated research, projects, and an expanded discussion of cooperative learning teams. Gives?educators new to performance learning a broad collection of examples for using this model. The sample lessons are tied to learning standards and incorporate a myriad of different modalities. Provides excellent, thorough examples of lessons for classroom use. The lessons follow a user-friendly pattern and include outstanding rubrics that can be adapted easily by the teacher. The author presents clever activities in a well-organized format that includes useful planning features such as charts and rubrics to make learning concrete. Provides excellent examples of lessons for classroom application. Dedication Preface Acknowledgments A Cautionary Tale 1. Introduction to Performance Learning Part 1. Basic Performances 2. Rotting Peels and Cores 3. Learning Brains and Music Strains 4. Making Sense of Stories Part II. Intermediate Performances 5. & To Form a More Perfect Classroom 6. Cruising the Cortex: Sightseeing for Smarts 7. Patterning Neurons to Picture Patterns Part III. Advanced Performances 8. Half-Life in World Life 9. The Heart-Smart Gourmet 10. A Special Holiday: AttaGram Day Part IV. Designing Performance-Based Activities 11. Designing Performance Learning Activities Reproducibles Bibliography Index