tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088307393085914965.post1585724867597530291..comments2016-07-29T05:40:03.374-07:00Comments on Teach 'n' Life: The Results Are In!Becky Reighardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10180523446980689368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088307393085914965.post-23315624946376686422011-10-13T17:16:04.578-07:002011-10-13T17:16:04.578-07:00Hi Mel!
I'm so glad you got to learn a little...Hi Mel! <br />I'm so glad you got to learn a little about the Iditarod, and don't consider it Australian ignorance. Many people know of the race in the US, but many others do not.<br /><br />I was really happy that I didn't push through and try to do both groups the same way. It really did work out for the best. I really think that's the key with PBL - even though we might have a vision in our minds, the fact that the kids meet their objective is all that matters.<br /><br />My tendency is to let the kids self-select their groups based on interest, too. I always ask the kids to give me their top three choices, and while they may not always get their number 1 choice they often get one of their top 2.<br /><br />As of right now, I'm not sure how we'll approach our next PBL experience. I know the topic will be the Titanic, and I would like to incorporate technology. But that's about as far as I've gotten with my thoughts on it. Perhaps I can learn something for your group and try animations or games! :)<br /><br />Thanks again for taking the time to comment!Becky Reighardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180523446980689368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088307393085914965.post-91132786648359048712011-10-13T01:13:01.694-07:002011-10-13T01:13:01.694-07:00Hi Becky,
I think you just caused me to do a bit ...Hi Becky,<br /><br />I think you just caused me to do a bit of inquiring! With my Australian ignorance I had no idea what Iditarod was so had to rely on a quick Google search to help me work out your post!<br /><br />I love that you chose to work with the two groups differently. It can be tricky working out how much support to give students when they are leading their own learning. I often use differentiation in my classroom but have struggled in the past with how to do this with project based learning. <br /><br />I have tried setting groups to work together so I could offer those who need more support, the time to do this. I have also had students choose their own groups and then supported them on a needs basis. <br /><br />I found that the latter was much more effective. When the students chose groups based on their own reasons they were a lot more accepting of their learning and like you, the objective was still met even thought they may have reached it a different way. Instead of it being me who had to give the support the other team members tended to do this without thinking. <br /><br />After this PBL, what do you think you would do next time? I would be interested to hear what your thoughts were on how you will set up your next PBL.<br /><br />MelMel Cashenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718218924553937820noreply@blogger.com