At the end of a successful PBL unit, the class as a whole will feel like they have gone on a "journey" and have created many memories, projects, and ideas together as a result of it. A PBL unit should lead to more paths to more projects that can be done, which helps the teacher plan for future units. The way the students have been engaged all throughout a PBL unit also changes their thinking outside of the classroom - they take the thought processes they've gained and apply them to life itself, and teachers such as Vicki Davis notice a remarkable improvement in maturity and confidence in their students. It also brings the teacher closer to her/his colleagues.
2. Discussion on ways to “bring your project home”.
There are many things a teacher can do to "bring the project home". Capitalizing on the investment that the teacher made in the PBL unit by capitalizing on all of the things mentioned above is one way. Critiquing the work into the project design, implementation, and reflection stages with the colleagues and sharing insights with others (either with teachers and others within the school or outside the school, which can also build onto the tradition and identity of the school), being a resource for others trying to implement the PBL-based teaching method, entering a contest to gain exposure for both the teacher and the students and to receive more feedback, and simply enjoying the PBL experience are all other ways to "bring the project home".
3. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
These relate to our project because all of this would have happened if we successfully implemented our PBL project in an actual classroom. The occurrences listed above would hopefully occur, and we could capitalize on them by "bring the project home" with the steps listed above as well. This chapter showed us how to continue benefiting from the project even when it ends.
I love your idea to enter a contest for the project to further the learning experience. That`s such a great opportunity for students because then they can evaluate what they can do better off of what other people say and also see how their project measures up against other people`s designs.
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