Thoughts on Discussion 8

Discussion 8 was a neat and interesting discussion. It was great to see everyone’s ideas and creativity with a variety of subject areas and a variety of grade levels. I certainly learned that my classmates have some great ideas. Some of them have even implemented similar PBL in their own schools and classrooms. What also discovered is that we all seem to have the same concerns about implementing a PBL project for an entire grade level or school. Some of the issues and challenges we think we will face are: time limitations, willingness of other teachers to help, and logistical issues such as scheduling. In addition, there are concerns about reaching all students through the PBL activity regardless of whether they are honors students or students with special needs. I am very interested to see what plan each group comes up with for the PBL project (including my own!)