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Project Based Learning


On November 19th we had a PBL Exhibition day. This day was a day for students to showcase the projects they have been working on all year. Parents, reporters, county officials, community members, teachers, and other students were able to go into classrooms and see first hand students working on PBL. The students whose projects were complete brought their projects into the media center and presented. On each table was a form observers filled out to critique the presentations and offer suggestions to help improve. The students who were looking at the projects loved the fact they could leave feedback. They kept coming up to us and letting us know they needed more forms. The groups that presented all did a good job and it was nice to see the pride showing in their faces. One group presented a service based project dealing with solar panels. These 7th grade students began their project last year by brainstorming what needed to be done and how to do it. This year, they went around the school getting measurements and calculating adjustments. Next year, they will actually partner with a company to have solar panel placed on the roof of the school.
I know we have a long way to go, but this was an incredible start.

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