Wednesday, October 17, 2012
***PBL - Environment Focus Projects*** MUST READ!!!
My new passion is PBL and how I can make it work in my classroom. I've been doing some research to learn more about PBL and how to effectively implement it. I came across this article and love how environmental issues are being solved by students under the PBL method. I think using PBL to tackle a local environmental concern would be so engaging and memorable for my students. I love the idea of a hands-on project, conducting research, and solving a problem. With environmental science jobs expected to grow 25% by 2016, projects of this nature could be HUGE in motivating our students to pursue a career in that field, or other science fields. Have you done any environmental projects in your classrooms? I'd be interested in knowing about them. Thank you!
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Tiffany, if you interested in PBL as your class project let me know, I can help you with some excellent resources.
ReplyDeleteHi Tiffany! I'm always glad to see a teacher so excited to learn how to leverage PBL for the benefit of student learning and engagement in preparation the real world! And you're right. The Buck Institute is a great place to start looking deeper. Afterall, that's where I started my PBL journey 7 years ago.
ReplyDeleteAfter creating a fully-PBL school and helping get it off the ground, thriving, I've been working on creating projects that newbie and veteran PBL teachers can take and run with. I would LOVE to talk with you more about where you think you might be headed with project ideas and wouldn't mind one bit to be a sounding board for you.
Many teachers look at PBL and see "projects" but I can tell from what you're posting, you truly understand the difference between "doing projects" and "Project Based Learning." Good for you! You're on the right track.
If you're interested, you also might check out these two sites:
www.LifePracticePBL.org
www.GingerLewman.org
Keep up the great work! I plan to check back here to see how it's going!
Thank you, Ginger, for taking the time to comment on my blog. I would love to use you as a resource as I consider pursing PBL as my Master's project. I will check out the sites as well. Thank you for your willingness to help!
DeleteTiffany , check out this blog post ... http://edudemic.com/2012/10/an-inside-look-at-how-project-based-learning-actually-works/ I think you'll like it.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Steve! I will check it out.
DeleteIt's pretty exciting to think about all that can be done in a learning environment like what was described in the article. Thanks for sharing your passion with us. It will be exciting to hear about your progress with this.
ReplyDeleteWow! How exciting! Just think what you could do at EES and in our community! I would love to talk with you about projects! :)
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