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“When we as educators don’t make excuses around the problems that we’re facing and we embrace them and still do what we know is best for kids ... really good things can come from it. I can make this work no matter what the environment is. And kids can get excited and feel the impact no matter what the environment is.”
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Josh and Andrea continue the PBL Project Blitz series where once a month, they highlight a PBL project by veterans in the PBL classroom.
In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz series, Southport Elementary (@Southport_EI) teacher Brittany Tinkler (@btink89) returns to share the Agency project that she completed with her 3rd Grade class. Tinkler’s 3rd Graders aimed to teach the younger students at their school about agency: What is agency? Why is it important? How do we show agency? In a year where the “normal” methods of completing this project are unrealistic and unavailable, Tinkler talks about how this project shifted due to eLearning and COVID-19 restrictions. In the end, she feels like this PBL project evolved into something even better than it has ever been.
Stay tuned for more awesome projects as the PBL Project Blitz series continues every month!
Show Notes
*PBL PROJECT BLITZ EPISODE 34 FULL SHOW NOTES
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School: Southport Elementary School-Southport, IN (@Southport_El)
PBL UNIT OVERVIEW:
PBL Unit Name: Agency
Grade: 3rd Grade
Summary: Agency is an important skill for any learner, but in a year when things are going virtual, this skill is especially important. These 3rd graders are not only taking on the challenge of understanding the indicators and skills that connect to agency, they are writing a song to capture the entire meaning of agency so that other students have the opportunity to develop and use this skill as well.
Rubric: Agency Rubric
Driving Question: How can we as 3rd grade leaders help others understand agency?
Community Partners: DJ Duane, Local Firefighters, High School Athletes
Student End Product: Student designed a lesson and wrote a song to teach younger students about this important skill.
