Project Based Learning-Review

This article out lined the many different positive aspects PBLs can have when used in our classroom. The fact that PBLs are interdisciplinary in nature give students the opportunity to use multiple intelligences. The development of personal social responsibilities is an important component to PBLs because students are trying to solve a real life problem. These problems do not have right or wrong answer. Students' motivation often increase because they have choice in how to go about solving the problem. What I find most powerful is that this choice leads to an open minded approach to problem solving that can be applied to future problems student face in their futures.

There were the many different assessment tools for teachers and students to use. I found the grade level premade check list very user friendly. The language was easy for student to understand. The responsibilities were clearly outlined. I need to use these types of checklist more. Knowing they can be so easily created was an important to remember.
I was very excited to see that these checklist were also available in Spanish!

The most valuable idea I walked away with after reading over this information and using these tools, was that I can make checklist with my students. I am going to try this. I see how powerful it would be to create a checklist with my students and create learning objectives with them.