2025/26 Team Sandy Hill WMDC Fall Academy Template PBL JOURNEY by

REFLECTION

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Take time to reflect on what went well. What will you change for next year? What feedback did you get from students, the business partner, the authentic audience that can help make this project even better?

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work, to reflect on the authentic audience, the pitch, the final product. Include any information/pictures from your community partner.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work to reflect how your students came up with multiple ideas.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of works to reflect on how students narrowed their ideas, determined their best solution, and developed the solution.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work to reflect on the check ins done throughout the project. How did students reflect throughout the process? How did student critique and revise?

QUOTES/CONTACTS

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Please add quotes from students, parents, authentic audience, and any business/community members you utilized. Please use first names only.

Business Connections

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We partnered up with Wendy Porter a civil engineer with GMB. She shared with us how her business builds connections, and she helped give feedback to our teams.

Team Photo

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Our Driving Question

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How might we improve social connections within our school to support wellbeing and a sense of belonging?

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Please insert a visual of the chosen solution. Give a brief description and the name of the solution.

Collaboration Tower

2025-10-31 17:45:28 UTC

The students worked together to build the tallest tower!

Life in Numbers

2025-10-31 17:47:26 UTC

Our team learned more about one another by a new protocol we tried called: "Life in Numbers"! They had fun guessing new facts about each other!

Hopes, Fears, Norms

2025-10-31 17:48:40 UTC

Great way to learn what everyone's expectations for Elementary Academy are!

Lockboxes-Entry Event

2025-10-31 17:51:22 UTC

The students LOVED lock boxes! They said, "I've never felt so alive!" :)

Lockboxes-Entry Event

2025-10-31 17:52:02 UTC

They solved a puzzle that led us to a community location that helps bring social connection!!

Lockboxes-Entry Event

2025-10-31 17:52:50 UTC

Loving life at a community place for social connection! Frosty Treat! Who doesn't love ice cream for a little socialization!

Creative DNA

2025-10-31 17:53:34 UTC

Using what we learned to form well-rounded groups!

Empathy Map

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Presenting Empathy Maps! Learning skills of sharing our ideas!

Empathy Map

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Stakeholder Interview

2025-10-31 19:49:20 UTC

Our team interviewed fellow Sandy Hill students grades K-6 to get input on how they think social connection is at our school. They came up with great questions and got helpful feedback!

Idea Quota & Group & Saturate

2025-10-31 19:51:12 UTC

Students brainstormed independently and put all of their ideas on sticky notes. Then as a group they put similar ideas together.

Poster Session

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Each student chose their favorite idea to do the "Poster Session" protocol

Poster Session Pitch Out

2025-10-31 19:53:33 UTC

Listening intently as each student pitched out their poster.

Dot Voting

2025-10-31 19:55:27 UTC

After the poster session pitch out, student did dot voting to narrow it down to the top 2 ideas.

Business Partner Visit

2025-11-07 21:06:21 UTC

Critical Friends

2025-11-07 21:07:49 UTC

The students shared their idea with the other team, our business partner, and Mrs. Smyk. They got feedback to work on refining their ideas.

Pluses + Deltas

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Practicing their Pitch

2025-12-08 22:23:30 UTC

Students had their classroom teacher come to watch their pitch! Great practice in front of a new audience!

Group Prototype: Cookie Connections

2025-12-08 22:24:13 UTC

Group Poster

2025-12-08 22:24:59 UTC

This poster shows the 4 "jobs" that the students came up with to help improve Social Connections at School!