Competency 2: Related Blog
I used the blog search engine: http://blogsearch.google.com/ using the term project based learning. It directed me to the website for Edutopia. I particularly liked the site because it described the teaching module for project-based learning. It gave an overview of project-based learning (PBL), why it is important, how it works, and teaching about PBL. There is an entire section on blogs with different topics. Suzie Boss is the contributor for the blogs covering project learning. Her page can be found at: http://www.edutopia.org/spiralnotebook/suzie-boss. There is also a link to find a list of all the blogs on project learning: http://www.edutopia.org/big-list-project-learning. I believe the middle school librarian will need to work collaboratively with the teachers in order for the students to be successful in this type of learning environment to promote student success. I chose this excerpt because it exhibits the relevance of educating parents, teachers, and the community in creating project-based learning schools.
The excerpt is located at Suzie Boss’s Blog on the Edutopia webpage:
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-schools-rally-together
These pioneering schools, looking for better ways of reaching today's learners, have been willing to rethink just about everything: How should the school day be scheduled? How do we measure student progress toward learning goals? What's the best size for a learning community that fosters strong connections between students and adults? Models vary somewhat from one community to the next but share a common vision of students deeply engaged in learning by tackling real-world challenges.
It doesn't take long for teachers from these schools to start sharing stories of fantastic projects and motivated learners. But as one of the participants pointed out, the larger community needs to hear these stories, too. Most adults have never had a chance to learn or teach in a project-learning setting. If these new schools are going to thrive in the long run, they need policy makers, parents, and community members to understand what they are doing -- and why it matters.
I used the blog search engine: http://blogsearch.google.com/ using the term project based learning. It directed me to the website for Edutopia. I particularly liked the site because it described the teaching module for project-based learning. It gave an overview of project-based learning (PBL), why it is important, how it works, and teaching about PBL. There is an entire section on blogs with different topics. Suzie Boss is the contributor for the blogs covering project learning. Her page can be found at: http://www.edutopia.org/spiralnotebook/suzie-boss. There is also a link to find a list of all the blogs on project learning: http://www.edutopia.org/big-list-project-learning. I believe the middle school librarian will need to work collaboratively with the teachers in order for the students to be successful in this type of learning environment to promote student success. I chose this excerpt because it exhibits the relevance of educating parents, teachers, and the community in creating project-based learning schools.
The excerpt is located at Suzie Boss’s Blog on the Edutopia webpage:
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-schools-rally-together
These pioneering schools, looking for better ways of reaching today's learners, have been willing to rethink just about everything: How should the school day be scheduled? How do we measure student progress toward learning goals? What's the best size for a learning community that fosters strong connections between students and adults? Models vary somewhat from one community to the next but share a common vision of students deeply engaged in learning by tackling real-world challenges.
It doesn't take long for teachers from these schools to start sharing stories of fantastic projects and motivated learners. But as one of the participants pointed out, the larger community needs to hear these stories, too. Most adults have never had a chance to learn or teach in a project-learning setting. If these new schools are going to thrive in the long run, they need policy makers, parents, and community members to understand what they are doing -- and why it matters.
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