PBL Product: AK Jeopardy
12/1/2017
When third graders were asked what they learned from their Social Studies project, one of the students wrote, "the most important thing I learned is to help people even if they're far away." The student was, then, asked to elaborate his answer, "What do you mean help people?" He explained, "Our project can help teach other kids even if they're far away, even if they live outside Alaska." Wow, the impact of project-based learning is truly meaningful. Third grade has been working hard to answer the question, "What can we, as geographers, add to Alaska's Public Land's kit to teach other classrooms about Alaska regions?" Students chose a region they were going to be an expert on. They researched and read nonfiction books about their region then they created board games that their classmates could play as they teach them about their assigned region. Then, the class decided to create Alaska Jeopardy that contains facts they learned. This became the final product they personally delivered to Alaska Public Lands.
Third grade played AK Jeopardy against the Public Lands staff and it was impressive to see how this project documents their learning. The content knowledge was evident as they answered questions about Alaska.
According to John Larmer, editor-in-chief for BIE's blog, public product makes PBL stand out as different from traditional instruction. When students take their project beyond the classroom and the teacher's desk, the work becomes food for thought in a learning community. AK Jeopardy is a project that will be added to an educational kit Public Lands share with any classroom in the country. Teachers from anywhere in the U.S. can sign this kit out and use it to teach their class about Alaska. The rewarding feeling we get from watching students exhibit their content knowledge and soft skills at an unprecedented level makes it well worth all the effort!
Source:
Larmer, J. December 11, 2015. Gold Standard PBL: Public Product. Retrieved from https://www.bie.org/blog/gold_standard_pbl_public_product Comments are closed.
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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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