Reflection #11

There are many aspects that occur as a result of using project based learning. The student become more engaged in their learning. They get excited by the change of pace opposed to the boring monotonous schedule of lesson after lesson. Giving the students the option to bring up topics that they would enjoy learning about. Projects also can be looked back upon and changed for future use. Collaboration with other teachers will help gain new ideas that can make your project better. Also sharing your project, via a blog or website, is a great idea also. You can help other teachers better their units and make adjustments to your unit as well.
Once you develop a project, "entering your project in a contest gives you a chance to put your best work forward." It is also very important to take the time and think about how far you have come from day one. Project based learning has many aspects that allow you to reflect on how much your students have learned. It will also give you a chance to see where you will go next. Students will be excited to learn and can even give you ideas on what to teach next. It is important to keep that in mind as you wrap up a lesson.
In our project, wrapping up and reflecting on our project will be an important aspect. I think once we get reflections from all the students and how they felt about the project we will have a pretty good idea how the project flowed for the students. Like we are doing in class by making a website about our project for any other teachers. Other teachers can help us develop our project further or they can use it in their classroom.