PBL: Wax Museum Part One
10/12/2019
Here at PNA we utilize the learning and teaching method of Project Based Learning, or PBL for short. The actual definition of PBL is "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge." according to the PBLWorks website. Our current PBL focus is on the annual second grade wax museum. Normally held in the spring, this project was moved up to integrate into PNA's first ever Space Week. In a nutshell, students will present to the Anchorage community as space related individuals in a wax museum setting.
After our culminating event in which students present their work to the public, there will be time for reflection on this project. Students will be given the chance to weigh in on the project as a whole, what went well, what could have been done differently... Make sure to catch next week's post to see how this project turned out and to see some of the student's reflections, as well as how PBL gold standard teaching practices came into play.
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Marcella HitchcockMs. Hitchcock teaches second grade, is a mom of two, an avid reader, lifelong learner, and a seeker of sunshine! Archives
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