Welcome to #PBLChat. I’m @jessicasharp and I’m excited to be moderating tonight! Please jump in and introduce yourself with a fun fact about your community ... don't be shy!
Good evening, everyone! Jenn from Student-Centered World, here. Would love for you to check us out...fun fact: we're new :) https://t.co/bHJeKQ6E8Z#PBLchat
Hi! I’m Kristen, and I teach 6th grade physical science. I found your chat on this Great list! 5 pages of chats! I’m trying to hit all of them!!! #5thchat#pblchat
Fun fact about my community: Colorado Springs is home to five different military bases, the United States Olympic Committee, and “America’s mountain,” Pikes Peak! #PBLChat
Fun fact about my community: Colorado Springs is home to five different military bases, the United States Olympic Committee, and “America’s mountain,” Pikes Peak! #PBLChat
A1: Community connections are important to engage a public audience in support of the school and PBL movement, and provides a reason for students to make a meaningful product #PBLchat
As for my geographical community, every 4th of July weekend we have an awesome Ribfest, with superb live bands, for example Pitbull is here this year. Proceeds help victims of domestic violence. #PBLchat
A1:Connecting with the community allows for kids to get their hands on real problems, in real locations, that have real meaning to their lives. #pblchat
A1: Community Connections are so important because it makes the work real and relevant! #pblchat "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." https://t.co/SuJf5WpD2B via @BrainyQuote
A1: It allows the teacher to be a facilitator and emphasizes the real world connection/application. Changes the culture of the classroom. Could use the external connection outside the classroom to assess the work of the students #PBLChat
A1: Also important to show students that there are people from their community that have achieved their goals and created the careers that they want for themselves #pblchat
Pt. 1 #PBLChat It’s important that we share the methods and ideas of PBL with community leaders. There are so many opportunities for growth mindset that many are unaware of. We can and should apply the steps to success for more areas of our lives than just education.
A1: Many reasons! Great place to find SMEs, great way to engage Ss in their community, opportunities for #authentic projects they care about, great way to showcase work... #PBLchat
A1: Speaking of Authenticity, NTN’s Spectrum of Authenticity provides some crucial context for determining how authentic a project is. Community connections are key! #PBLChat
A1: It allows the teacher to be a facilitator and emphasizes the real world connection/application. Changes the culture of the classroom. Could use the external connection outside the classroom to assess the work of the students #PBLChat
I think it gives student purpose for when they make connections to the outside world. The community benefits highly from colloaboration with schools and rewards as a result. #pblchat
A1: it is also helpful to show learners what a world outside of themselves looks like. It can build empathy, content connections, and increased self awareness #pblchat
Pt. 2 #PBLChat / There are so many areas in our communities that can learn, grow, and improve. If we don’t make our leaders aware, the community isn’t aware. Connection is key because groups of learning people are always more powerful than 1. Strong Community = power + change.
A1: NTN’s Spectrum of Authenticity provides some crucial context for determining how authentic a project is. Community connections are key! #PBLChathttps://t.co/5SLSDi0DV8
A1: ss can see how their problem and solution can help in thei community. Makes learning relevant and useful rather than just learning disconnected facts and ideas. #pblchat
A1: I think it gives student purpose in making connections to the outside world. The community benefits highly from collaboration with schools and rewards as a result. #pblchat
Pt. 3 #PBLChat / I graduated from a PBL school 2 years ago and I’m still using the protocols in so many aspects of my life. PBL has shaped me as a learner, leader, and improved my sense of creativity and communication.
A1: NTN’s Spectrum of Authenticity provides some crucial context for determining how authentic a project is. Community connections are key! #PBLChathttps://t.co/5SLSDi0DV8
Pt. 3 #PBLChat / I graduated from a PBL school 2 years ago and I’m still using the protocols in so many aspects of my life. PBL has shaped me as a learner, leader, and improved my sense of creativity and communication.
A2: Shameless plug for a staff project that we engaged in using various community connections: Batik's Blog: Iron Chef New Tech: Cooking With Authenticity In Y... https://t.co/CzMvHSvqJh#PBLChat
A2: After studying the fall of ancient empires, my Ss compared them to the United States and wrote the President letters about what we could do to make sure the same decline doesn't happen to us....and his team wrote back. So cool! #PBLchat
A2: have students identify a problem in the community (lack of fresh foods, health). Partner with local businesses for ways to solve this. Maybe start a community garden, or give nutrition lessons. Everyone wins!! #pblchat
A2: My favorite is our county's elementary running club. We recently participated in a 5k race to raise money for funds for our county. Almost 600 community members came together to run. #pblchat
A2) @PBLacevedo & @StellarPBL once led a group of kids through a community service project in which they won the Lexxus Eco Challenge in a combined ELA II / World History class! #pblchat
A2: Ss researched the emerald ash borer, including field work/discussion w/park ranger, email/phone discussions with City experts, Morton Arboretum scientists. Product found at https://t.co/btwAVRQNSE#PBLchat
A2: other examples include our Critical Literacies course’s poetry slam, we had an English IV project that presented to the Texas Rangers baseball organization last year, a model UN conference #pblchat@Janelle@NthSaucier@DanaeBoyd@KolbyKerr
Students APush or VA US History were partnered with a WW2 veteran from the community, they interviewed them about their experiences, wrote about them, and engaged in various activities with them throughout the year. #pblchat
A2: At my former school a brilliant colleague had her class make composting toiliets for Haiti after the earthquake and then the class WENT TO HAITI to construct them with Haitians. Blew my mind :) #PBLChat
A2: an example of cross curricular connection while engaging in the community- geometry classes made designs for bags of items going to a shelter based on scarcity needs brought up in geography @DanaeBoyd@bosterberger@LL_Jernigan#pblchat
Q2: Our students learned character traits while training for the 5k and then got to showcase their talents and perservance during the race. It was a great community event. #pblchat
A2: I’m a former student of @NewTechIDEAS we had a solar cooker challenge using recyclable materials and pitched the design to missionaries from Africa #PBLChat
A2: we have engineers from local companies help us build a balloon powered toy. They helped designed and then came back to fall about how the process fits into what they do in their jobs. #pblchat
A2: have students identify a problem in the community (lack of fresh foods, health). Partner with local businesses for ways to solve this. Maybe start a community garden, or give nutrition lessons. Everyone wins!! #pblchat
A2: Our students learned character traits while training for the 5k and then got to showcase their talents and perservance during the race. It was a great community event. #pblchat
A2: You can also watch this video to learn more about the @WDAPlymouth project (and it features two outstanding students speaking to a room of 2,000 adults)! https://t.co/1lZ5NfTUv7#PBLChat
A3: Disrespect from community members toward the students, an attitude of skepticism about their ability to develop sophisticated, viable solutions. #PBLchat
A3: starting the conversation and knowing what questions to ask or what part of our work to explain. @norriebrass has been setting up partnerships this year and had some great reflections from talking with different community orgs #PBLChat
A3: Community partners who struggle to make their work/presentations/challenges to students understandable and/or accessible to students. Scaling complex or high tech work/ideas “down” to a stu level is sometimes a challenge. #PBLChat
A3: The book @teachtowork is a great resource for schools looking for tips and tricks on working with businesses. Lots of tips for approaching partners and maintaining relationships! #PBLChat
A3) Making the time and coordinating logistics is challenging...It needs to be a goal and priority from the get go or else it falls by the wayside. #pblchat
A3: Knowing who to contact and what to ask for. Sometimes the community is ASKED for a lot and hesitant to give more. Others are afraid of the extra "work" for them. #pblchat
My Rangers post got lost in the Twittersphere- basically said @KolbyKerr combined his ❤️ for baseball to 3 options: improve the “ballpark experience”, develop social media plan, or make personnel recs. Final presentation was @ the ballpark w/ professional feedback #PBLChat
A3: Timing and scheduling within the school day. Sometimes the time can be spent as an in house field trip, but if everyone does this it can be frustrating for other teachers who are missing their students. #pblchat
We are utilizing flexible schedule structures to minimize the impact of the very thing you are talking about. We have a fully flexible Wednesday that facilitators can claim time from well in advance so that it does not impact others as much as it used to #PBLChat
I am not intimately familiar with the workings of rural communities, but I do know that they often struggle with $$$. Using PBL to bridge these challenges and provide something in return may help! #pblchat
A4: lots of Skype with everyone from authors to lawyers to monks; organizations pitching challenges to students via their Facebook pages; email #pblchat
A4: @edmodo is a great resource for students to connect to each other. Also our kids did video conferencing with a meteorologist in the mid-west. #pblchat
A4: I attended an edcamp in which I collaborated with educators from around our state. That was a neat way to meet people and exchange new ideas and contacts. #pblchat
A4: we haven't yet. I'm looking forward to being able to do this with my high schoolers this year!Looking for excellent history/geography ideas. #pblchat
A4: I didn’t do this yet, but I came up with an idea after the unit. I told my colleague my idea and he did it! I wanted ss to contact companies to see what natural resources they were using. His ss got some great responses! #pblchat
A5: As a campus leader I am really enjoying the @newtechnetwork sustainability community as a way we have worked with other leaders in similar school stages on common issues #PBLChat
A5: As a campus leader I am really enjoying the @newtechnetwork sustainability community as a way we have worked with other leaders in similar school stages on common issues #PBLChat
A4: we haven't yet. I'm looking forward to being able to do this with my high schoolers this year!Looking for excellent history/geography ideas. #pblchat
A6: When there has been a measurable change. Increased awareness, increased helping of those in need, physical structures built, whatever the focus is of the project. #PBLchat
A6) We first need to look at the outcomes and goals we lay out for ourselves. We must look deep within ourselves and our society and ask “What is the purpose of school?” and we need to give answers that guide us in the right direction. #pblchat
A6: I like to view completed projects through a "Win/Win" lens - was it a "win" for the students, as well as the community? Identifying goals on both sides from the start helps with this. #PBLChat
