Sarah Betzold
EDT 3470
Reading Reflection
#11
As
a result of using the project-based learning approach, the teacher and the
students should have many memories to look back on. There will be souvenirs,
artifacts and possibly some new future project ideas. The results of
project-based learning will allow the teacher to reflect on what worked and
what did not. The teacher can look back at times where students were most
engaged and try to recreate that in future projects. When teachers use the
project-based learning approach, students learn new skills that will help
prepare them for their future careers.
Teachers
can “bring their projects home” in many ways. The teacher can share project ideas on iEARN or
GlobalSchoolNet, create a project library, put the project on the Internet, or
publish a project on teacher sites that share project ideas. The teacher may
also want to help other teachers use the project-based learning approach and
inform other teachers on what really seemed to work. The teacher can even enter
the project in for a contest. This can help your school gain recognition for
great project-based learning. Overall, it is important for teachers to enjoy
the experience and think about how much has been accomplished.
Our
projects relate to these topics because we are ending our units and creating a
website that displays all of our project ideas. It allows us to see how much we
have accomplished and the types of artifacts that we would have if we were to
actually do our project with a classroom. We have continuously been reflecting
on our projects and are much more prepared for what project-based learning will look
like in our own classrooms one day.
I agree with you that it is important for teachers to enjoy the experience. Students are capable of great things and I think teachers need to try to sit back and watch a little bit more, especially in big PBL project. But, I think that might be hard the fist time around with this approach!
ReplyDeleteThe part that stuck out to me most when reading your reflection was where you talked about teachers helping other teachers to use project-based learning in their own classrooms. I think project-based learning should be used in all classrooms, and the teachers who don't use it probably don't realize the benefits that can come from it. By teachers showing other teachers what can come from the project-based learning approach, more teachers will start to use it and maybe it could even be a school wide approach. When teachers tell other teachers about their project-based learning projects, they can also reflect on them by seeing what worked and what might need alterations. Overall, if teachers can see the wonderful benefits that project based learning has to offer, it is most likely that they will begin to use it in their classroom.
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