Logan-RR Chapter 11

Using PBL in your classroom instead of the common way to teach in the classroom can have many advantages. Things that occur when using PBL is that you see more enthusiasm in your students, the students feel more connected with the class because each student is sharing their ideas trying to find new ways to improve their project. Also students can guide their own path of learning, decide what they already know and what they want to find out. At the end of a project you will see students feeling accomplished and excited to share their work with others.

Ways to bring your project home would be to do a reflective piece with your class. This can be done both whole group, so that everyone has a chance to hear what everybody thought of their work, and also be individually as an informal assessment to track what the students have learned. Some other ways to bring it home is to share the new found information with other classes in the school, share it on the web, or enter your class project in a contest.

This chapter relates to my project based assignment because at the end I want my students to showcase what they have learned and be excited about their accomplishments and hard work. The ideas given in this chapter will help me demonstrate that within my project.