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Elizabeth Atterberry

Page history last edited by Elizabeth Atterberry 13 years, 8 months ago

Name: Elizabeth Atterberry

 

Title/Role in education:  Preservice K-8. I will be student teaching 4th grade.

 

Grade: 4th

 

Subject: Generalist

 

Location: Seattle, WA

 

PBL Experience: Tenderfoot

 

Extra Credit: The PBL video reinforced my initial impression of project based learning as effective and exciting. I like PBL's emphasis on relevance (student questions as foundational) and the opportunity PBL provides for delving deeply into a topic.  Although I have had no exposure to PBL in a classroom setting, I have studied PBL style approaches (such as utilizing the discovery methods of the discipline being studied)  in my current class about human growth and learning. PBL seems to really jibe with the beliefs I am forming about how kids learn. Plus, though it may be a lot of work, it also looks like a lot of fun and I know I'll be able to discover new things along with and from the kids. 

 

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Comments (2)

suzieboss@... said

at 7:51 am on Jul 16, 2010

Hi Elizabeth,
Nice to hear your reflections as you dive into PBL. When I work with teachers who are new to this approach, I remind them that they've had lots of experiences with projects already--in their own lives. Real life is full of projects: planning a vacation or wedding, moving/remodeling, organizing a family reunion or community event, etc. And as with real life, PBL works best when you put time into planning and anticipating what's ahead. Then, once the project launches, you'll be prepared to make the most of it.
Here's a fourth-grade classroom that's all project based: http://www.smithclass.org/proj/projects.htm
Might give you some ideas. Have fun exploring!
~Suzie

suzieboss@... said

at 5:51 pm on Jul 22, 2010

Hi Elizabeth,
Have you found team members to work with yet? Let me know if I can help with introductions.
~Suzie

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