"How can you create an authentic learning environment--one where students ask questions, do research, and explore subjects that fascinate them--in today's standards-driven atmosphere? Author Larissa Pahomov offers insightful answers based on her experience as a classroom teacher at the Science Leadership Academy, a public high school in Philadelphia that offers a rigorous college-prep curriculum and boasts a 99 percent graduation rate. Pahomov outlines a framework for learning structured around five core values: inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection." -- Publisher's website. Chapter 1. Education for the Information Age -- Chapter 2. Constructing Inquiry -- Chapter 3. Facilitating Research -- Chapter 4. Integrating Collaboration -- Chapter 5. Perfecting Presentation -- Chapter 6. Making Reflection Relevant -- Chapter 7. Embracing the Culture: Schoolwide Practices -- Appendix A: School Project Rubric -- Appendix B: SLA's Acceptable Use Policy -- Appendix.