Mission Accomplished
1/12/2018
According to John Larmer, BIE'S PBL Editor in Chief, "Of all the Essential Project Design Elements, you could argue it’s “Public Product” that most makes PBL stand out as different from traditional instruction. In some non-PBL classrooms you might find, say, a challenging problem, some degree of authenticity, student voice and choice and even, occasionally, sustained inquiry. But when students make their work public – that is, when it’s seen by people beyond their teacher, classmates, and maybe parents – it probably means a project is happening."
Buck Institute of Education has released three major reasons for creating a public product in Gold Standard PBL. 1. A public product adds greatly to PBL's motivating power and encourages high-quality work. Think about it, when students have to present or display their work to an audience beyond the classroom, the performance bar raises, since no one wants to look bad in public. 2. Students make what they have learned tangible, when shared publicly, and discussible beyond the classroom instead of just a private exchange between a student and a teacher. 3. Making student work public is an effective way to communicate with parents, community members, and the wider world about what PBL is and what it does for students. At PNA, third grade has recently completed their PBL unit on weather where they had to create emergency kits for PNA classrooms. Students had lots of opportunities to learn science content and 21st century skills that mostly focus on communication and collaboration. Through the project, students had to learn how to communicate with people beyond the classroom, such as other 3rd graders in other places outside Alaska, students and teachers in the school community, and adults in a real world setting such as Sam's Club, Church Electric, and National Weather Services. The students concluded the project by presenting the emergency kits to every classroom, including specials! 3rd Grade's project is displayed at PNA's PBL Space from January 15th - 19th. Please check it out!
Source: Lamar, J. 2015, Gold Standard PBL: Public Product. BIE. Retrieved from https://www.bie.org/blog/gold_standard_pbl_public_product
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Jessica GrahamMs. Graham graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, and is currently working on her master's in reading. She enjoys hiking, traveling, arts & crafts, and playing the ukulele. Archives
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