This book guides educators as they implement a project-based learning program in their classrooms.  It begins with background information grounded in research and common practice in working with students who are gifted.  The author recommends ways to design and manage the PBL classroom, providing examples from his own experiences.  As a longtime educator, I appreciated the recognition that every classroom is different and may require a different set up.  The book includes reproducible forms and a selection of sample lessons and projects to get readers started.

I found this book to be extremely helpful in developing my gifted program utilizing project based learning. It's one that I will refer back to often! 

Todd Stanley in his book, Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st Century Classroom, provides us with the tools necessary to transform our classrooms. The teacher, instead of functioning as the purveyor of knowledge, becomes the coach, guiding the students towards mastery. The students determine specifically how and when learning occurs. They choose the kind of project and the project timeline. They create a rubric to evaluate the project and complete a contract, specifying the exact state standards to be learned. Thus the students become responsible and accountable for the education they receive. This book could easily be adapted and used by all classroom teachers.

Because Mr. Stanley recognizes that project-based learning may differ from how we usually "do school," he carefully describes each component of the process. He provides examples of calendars used to discuss backwards building with those gifted students who have difficulty with time management.