How can you create Moonshot Thinking with PBL? by Tracy Purdy

Moonshot Thinking

2018-02-11 16:46:10 UTC

I believe that Moonshot Thinking in the classroom, has to start with the teacher.

Moonshot Thinking- Lauren Johnson

ljohnson127 — 2018-02-15 22:09:04 UTC

I believe we can create Moonshot Thinking with PBL by inspiring our students to always try and never give up on their thoughts and dreams. As Thomas Edison once said, "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Our drive and inspiration as teachers is what our students will remember as they embark on their journeys to solve the world's future problems.

Moonshot Thinking- Gizelle Gaudon

gizelle_gaudon — 2018-02-16 04:42:25 UTC

We can achieve Moonshot Thinking with our students by giving them the freedom to explore and think on their own. We should also ensure that our driving questions are crafted in such a way that they are able to evaluate a topic at their level with voice and choice for an end product. Students must have the comfort, security and trust needed to reach for the stars and not be afraid to "fail forward".

Moonshot Thinking - Joan Eibensteiner

jeibensteiner — 2018-02-16 16:28:11 UTC

Moonshot Thinking is a mindset. In order to encourage Moonshot Thinking we need to promote a growth mindset. Teachers and students who are OK with failing and trying again. Teachers and students who believe that learning is a process not a product. Providing teacher and students with opportunities of choice where it is possible for them to make a difference. Here is quote I found that stuck with me. It part of this video.

Moonshot Thinking - Roxi Thompson

2018-02-17 21:13:36 UTC

We can encourage Moonshot Thinking through PBL by allowing students think outside of the box and giving them the support they need to take risks. Students have become so conditioned to find the "one right answer", but PBL is about trying to solve a problem that has multiple possible answers. We need to encourage students to "bothered" enough by the challenges in our world that they are motivated to try to solve those problems. As teachers, we need to comfortable with not having the answers and becoming learners and innovators alongside our students.

Moonshot Thinking-Brian Sachs

2018-02-17 22:00:34 UTC

We can provide our students with as many opportunities to start thinking outside the box or the four walls that make up our classrooms. Through PBL's we can provide the right set of circumstances for students to explore meaningful world life issues that they can truly be part of and experience. I tell my students all the time that we are giving them the chance to be greater than they ever thought possible and that we are here to help push their dreams and goals. 10x thinking is not only going to help motivate our children, but I truly believe help improve our world.

Moonshot Thinking --Angie Marshall

2018-02-17 23:18:27 UTC

Getting out of your comfort zone is HUGE! The magic usually happens when you are doing something you wouldn't normally do. Kids are the same way. We need to get them thinking about solving problems, wondering how things work, and taking risks. PBL can help them with the 10x thinking. They can be passionate about their learning and try to make our world a better place. They are so not used to this kind of learning or thinking. I'm guessing their parents didn't have this experience in school, so it's our job to encourage Moonshot Thinking. It's exciting to be a part of the PBL process that encourages our kids to think big, wonder, take risks, ask questions and solve problems.

Moonshot Thinking - Jenny Arseneau

2018-06-25 22:33:08 UTC

Let the kids see you FAIL and show them that it is a First Attempt in Learning. Model resiliance and rigor. Teach them to ask, "How can I do better?"

Ask students to find a real-world problem to solve!

2018-06-26 18:42:45 UTC

Moonshot thinking- Shannon Lundgren

shannonlundgren1 — 2018-06-26 23:55:42 UTC

To get moonshot thinking we have to model it and fail at it...in front of our students. Show them that we are always learning and we are struggling too. Show them how they can make an impact. How a small project in class can buy water filters for hurricane ravaged islands. Involve them! Reminding them and giving them the opportunities to grow and take risk and think outside the box or in my case off the vocab list.

Moonshot Thinking - Rebecca Cheney

2018-06-27 03:47:57 UTC

We need to show our students that they are capable of achieving remarkable things by encouraging them to try!!!

Moonshot box checking - Jenni Travasos

2018-06-27 19:13:33 UTC

My students love to check boxes. Encouraging moonshot thinking would have to take the teacher-created box away. Moonshot thinking would have to then allow them to create their own, enlarged box and figure out how or even IF it could be checked or marked or completed in some way. PBL would allow students to create the box to check themselves. For many of the students that come through my classroom, this alone could bring tremendous learning.

Moonshot Thinking

2018-06-28 00:05:35 UTC

As a teacher, in order to create Moonshot Thinking, the power to voice their opinions and thinking must be given back to students. Students should be empowered to fail. But also, teachers need to empower students to innovate. The desire to redirect students at every moment before they fail, needs to become less frightening. Thus, mistakes become realizations and understanding about how the World.

Moonshot Thinking - Michele Klein

2018-06-28 17:38:54 UTC

I enjoyed the article “Why We Need Moonshot Thinking in High School Education.” This is because the author makes a strong argument for increasing student engagement and improving graduation rates by integrating this practice into our classrooms. It is also worth your time to watch the corresponding video about how great historical figures solved problems or invented tools that have changed the world using this philosophy.

Moonshot Thinking-Kelly Anderson

2018-06-29 00:42:01 UTC

My very favorite strategy is the "Yes! And..." Anytime someone comes up with an idea during a brainstorming session you follow up with "yes, and..." to encourage further out of the box thinking and idea building. The typical response is yes, but... followed by a reason why that solution or idea won't work. Once students get used to building up any idea, they start dreaming up some amazing solutions! Even if they seem lofty and impossible, it often leads to an idea that will work.

Moonshot Thinking-Jessica Wittemen

2018-06-29 17:22:56 UTC

Moonshot Thinking can occur when students become risk takers. They are not afraid to share their thoughts and ideas. The thoughts and ideas they share are explored and evaluated on many different levels. Ideas are not laughed at. No one feels insecure. It's a safe place to think. As the teacher, I need to be ready for anything and change my direction in thinking to accommodate new ideas.

Moonshot thinking- Den Murphy

2018-06-29 21:23:51 UTC

To let the students see that this is possible, sharing some inspirational stories of young people who have done just that would be beneficial.

Moonshot Thinking- Christina Ansell

2018-06-30 00:22:14 UTC

For moonshot thinking to take hold in a classroom, the teacher needs to instill confidence in the minds of their students. Yes, you can do this. Yes, you can change the world. Do not discourage out of the box thinking no matter how crazy it may sound.
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Moonshot Thinking - Marsha Poh

mpoh — 2018-06-30 04:42:01 UTC

You, too, can reach the moon. . . you just need to change your perspective.
I believe that a classroom has to be a brave space where students feel comfortable going 'all in' by showing creativity and innovation with problem solving. PBL gives them the opportunity to solve real world challenges that adults are flabbergasted by... does it get any cooler than that for a middle school student?

(photo by Adrian Limani "Hands to the Moon" - Check out this website for similar and equally stunning photos: http://www.tinmoi.vn/bo-anh-doc-mat-trang-voi-tay-la-cham-toi-011062769.html)

2018-06-30 11:21:16 UTC

Deemphasizing letter grades takes the sting out of failure. And be a little nutty: dress up; tell dad jokes. Praise students when they are out of their comfort zone.

Moonshot Thinking - Phillip Cipriani

2018-07-01 04:05:10 UTC

I as a teacher need to let go of what I think I know, and open myself up to the idea that I do not know. To ask the question not fully knowing the answer myself is a bridge I need to cross before I allow myself to believe in the answers I will be getting. I need to trust my training and believe that conquering the unknown will be as much a challenge (a fun one!) for me as my students. That will be half the battle for me.

Moonshot Thinking-Lauren Murray

l_murray2 — 2018-07-01 11:19:16 UTC

First of all, I think that it is important to recognize the spirit of Moonshot Thinking. I think the introduction to the concept was impactivful with its use of explaining the concept their thinking of the childhood spirit and curoiousity. Students are focused on performance goals to obtain marks. In most of contexts in education, they do not get to decide what they are learning or how they are learning. I think the manner in which we can create Moonshot Thinking with PBL is encourage and insist that students' topic are chosen by themselves. Furthermore, if I am not able to faciltate the project due to my own personal lack of knowledge or ability that I will try to faciltate a mentorship with an expert for the student in order for them to explore the topic that interests them.

Take Aways from Singularity Club "Why We Need Moonshot Thinking in High School Education"By Alison E. Berman - Sep 02, 2016

sabrina_nunziati — 2018-07-01 14:57:46 UTC

Placing students in the driver's seat can be daunting! I LOVE this:

“The trick is T.R.I.C.K.!” Teachers should engage with their students in ways that foster the following classroom values:

Trust
Respect
Independence
Collaboration
Kindness

Moonshot Thinking

2018-07-01 18:34:25 UTC

PBL can really set the stage for Moonshot thinking...
Set high, even unreasonable, goals. Empower students by giving over control to them. Bring authenticity to the classroom...make it meaningful, make it something they care about. Encourage risk taking, celebrate mistakes, make sure they understand that there is no “right answer”, just lots of possibilities.

Moonshot Thinking - Regina Hoskins

regina_hoskins — 2018-07-07 05:29:29 UTC

I think these have already been mentioned, but are worth repeating. I think teachers should model risk-taking and going outside their comfort zone to promote moonshot thinking. I also thought of a PD session I participated in with librarians in my district around the idea of answering with "Yes, and..." instead of "No" or "Yes, but..." By not automatically declining ideas, students will build the confidence they need to think 10X. I also think by creating open-ended or unGoogleable questions, it will push students towards moonshot thinking.

Moonshot Thinking and PBL

kdurant4_1 — 2018-07-26 04:32:58 UTC

I love the idea of using PBL to empower students and helping them to believe that anything is possible!

Moonshot Thinking

2018-10-15 17:12:42 UTC

I think the idea of PBL empowers students and creates less teacher centered learning... So often I learn through trial and error... Why should it be any different for our students...?

2018-10-15 17:14:17 UTC

Moonshot thinking- Megan Hibbard

2018-10-20 17:54:22 UTC

I think PBL allows for students to take a topic and expand their thinking to a place that they didn't know was possible. By expanding their thinking, they will be able to dive deeper and think in a high order lens. Moonshot thinking is expanding their idea and taking it to the "moon." I think by looking at the standards, deriving a guiding question that supports that standard and letting your students take off, their thinking will expand and their understanding will deepen.

Moonshot Thinking - Ariana Lowther ---- PBL opens the door to students being able to think BIG ("MoonShot Thinking"). I can create an environment within my classroom to challenge students to think bigger than their own class and even their own school by creating time and space to share those ideas. Often time is limited and we don't always spend the amount of time necessary to create situations where students can share those big ideas before we need to move on to the next thing. When we talk about what we could possibly create in the PBL process, I don't want to limit students. I find that they often disregard some of their own ideas because they think they will be "shot down" before they even say it. I want to make a space through the use of PBL for students to think BIG and share their "moonshot" type ideas and possibly even create some of what they are thinking.

2018-10-29 22:51:48 UTC

Moonshot Thinking: St. Martin

2018-11-02 19:25:17 UTC

One way I am excited to encourage Moonshot Thinking in my Makerspace is by not being confined to the classroom. Giving students a chance to think globally about problems and "what ifs" that may seem beyond our reach could inspire some great discussions and creations.

Mooshot Thinking and PBL: Julie Stonehouse

2018-11-04 22:07:07 UTC

A good way to connect "Moonshot Thinking" and PBL is to consider real world applications for our work. Identifying real world problems and then working for solutions to those problems is engaging for students and can lead to unexpected results (as our resources for this course have stated). A small example of this came from my multi-age classroom last year that was studying the history of our community. We visited historical WBL sites and the WBL Historical Society. As we read stories of local history,