PBL Reflection by El Lobo

WWI Tech Advancements

2024-05-06 21:41:48 UTC

More engagement when authentic

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We need a cellphone ban

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Getting students to work on projects during class is the biggest challenge.

Wasted Class Time

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Students have issues utilizing class time to complete assignments and instead defer to “I will do it at home.”

time to incorporate into already tight sequencing

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Can take long when compared with breadth of coverage

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Thematic Timeline Capstone project - students had to develop their own PBL from designing guiding question to final project and revisions

Benefit

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Replace traditional tests for students who have test anxiety or perform poorly on tests.

2024-05-06 21:43:13 UTC

My sped students have to review and relearn on a constant basis, and I have to adhere to what their target skills are according to their IEP’s, which often lends itself to less flexibility in PBL.

allows for more creativity and personal choice of students

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Interactive Museum Display

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Kids had to use technology to create a museum exhibit that was virtual. We all learned new tips and tricks from each other it was so fun.

Video Interviews in particular topics

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Island Survival Groups

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Lord of the Flies island constitutions and groups

PE

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Group gymnastic routines.

More original/creative work

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Get to know more about the students as people.

Student Choice

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I think it’s important that students have choices in their education and understand what it’s like to work with both reliable and unreliable colleagues.

More engagement when students choose their own topic

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Challenges

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Students in Spanish class are not doing the leg work of learning the language to actually understand how to communicate the necessary information required for project work. Instead they are relying on A.I. and google Translate to develop a nice looking project without learning the language, which is the goal of the class.

Challenge

2024-05-06 21:45:01 UTC

Too open ended/overwhelming for students who need scaffolding, structure, support.

Composting at Refugio

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cmullin8 — 2024-05-06 21:45:08 UTC

My students made "This Woman's American Life" mini-podcasts

U.S. History

2024-05-06 21:45:09 UTC

students level of inquiry was vigorous and sustained through the project….Student work was robust and a lot of fun to grade

Biome brochures incorporating several themes of ecology

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Keeping students on task

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Gives meaning to the curriculum

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Almost impossible to use the Target Language

avizcaino4 — 2024-05-06 21:45:47 UTC

Students have difficulty staying or researching information in the target language. At the time of presentation they might gain some benefit but is minor compared to the time they spent just trying to use Google translate rather than actually using the language.

Student engagement when challenging assignments are presented to them

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Should there be policy or regulations with AI?

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cmullin8 — 2024-05-06 21:46:23 UTC

The ones who completed their podcast did a great job and if ever took off, it would be a cool site!

Summarizes the Big Picture

avizcaino4 — 2024-05-06 21:47:01 UTC

Creating the right project really gives students a purpose and how to eat the elephant one bite at a time.

Successes were students truly understood how, where, when and why AI is being used?

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AI question was too broad

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cmullin8 — 2024-05-06 21:48:10 UTC

I'm having a hard time imagining today's doing it energetically and creatively

Finding projects that cover enough curriculum.

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Conceptually positive

2024-05-06 21:48:53 UTC

The idea of having real world application to drive learning is brilliant. However, the students lack the motivation and skills to really learn through the process.