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“They’ve got these memories of obstacles that they’ve had to get over, something ridiculous they had to work through ... After they’ve left the class and a few years down the road, they still have those memories of the work they had to put in to make this thing actually happen.”
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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 the final 2020 episode of the PBL Project Blitz series, our hosts are joined by Global Science Perspectives teachers Veronica Buckler (@VeronicaBuckler) and Fariha Hossain of CSA New Tech High School (@CSANewTechHS) in Columbus, IN to discuss their annual Holiday Ride project. This project started with the goal of community awareness of climate change, and this year is taking a virtual twist. These awesome PBL facilitators talk about the many different components of community involvement in this project. They also give our hosts some insight into why this is a project that sticks with their students every year. This special holiday edition of the PBL Project Blitz is coming at you just in time!
Stay tuned for more awesome projects as the PBL Project Blitz series continues every month!
Show Notes
*PBL PROJECT BLITZ EPISODE 36 FULL SHOW NOTES
Resources & Links Related to this Episode
School: CSA New Tech High School-Columbus, IN (@CSANewTechHS)
PBL UNIT OVERVIEW:
PBL Unit Name: Holiday Ride
Grade Level: High School
Summary: Students at Columbus Signature Academy – New Tech raised awareness of climate change through a free community bike ride.
Student End Product: Bicycle ride to promote cycling as an alternative to driving cars to work or school in an effort to reduce Columbus’ carbon footprint.
Media Coverage: “CSA New Tech To Host Bike Ride” (The Republic, 12/10/19)
