Thursday, October 15, 2015

What Could go Wrong with PBL?

After watching the video about PBL in the discussion, I was interested in learning more about PBL and thinking of ways to incorporate into my small groups or even as a whole class activity when I am co-teaching or providing push-in special education support.  While thinking about how great the activity could be, I never really considered what could go wrong throughout the process.  This link to another teacher's article gave me ideas on what to consider and look out for when planning a project.  For example, it mentions reviewing the district calendar for holidays and when school would be closed and the project would be on hold.  I would have to consider as well special events like field trips, any assessments, and special activities at my school site before starting to plan.  I never even thought about reviewing the calendar until reviewing this site.

The article about another teacher's "failures" can be located at:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pbl-failure-planning-successful-pbl-katie-spear

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