Reading Reflection #11

    Using a Project-based learning approach is a completely different way of teaching and learning. It is a way for students to learn things they never learn from just being lectured at and doing homework assignments. PBL is a way for students to learn in a fun way. As teachers, you kind of trick your students by making them do activities where they are actually learning but they think they are just having fun. Another benefit to PBL is there is an end goal. Something the students can look forward to during the whole project.

    There are many ways to bring your project home. Capitalize on your investment-think about the concrete planning that helped to make the project successful. Critique your work-the project debrief is an excellent time for colleagues to review students work products together. Share you insights-Find ways to share your project with other teachers, they will learn from you, just as you learned from other projects developers when you began your journey. Create a website, project library, or publish your project. You can also become a resource for your colleagues- consider turning your experience into a professional development opportunities. Last, enter your project into a contest-by entering a contest, it give you and your students a chance to put the best work forward. This could help you get feedback form other colleagues.

    This chapter helps our think about what we can do after the project is over. Yes we have plans on how to celebrate our project but we don’t have a time for the staff to give feedback and think of ways to make it better. We want out project to continue after this year so keeping up the classroom website will be important.