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“What more could we ask for than our kids thinking more deeply with the knowledge set to fall back on, looking at data, collecting resources to make their arguments to improve their community.”
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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, our hosts are joined by Joe Steele (@cloudhid), an English teacher at CSA New Tech High School (@CSANewTechHS) in Columbus, IN. Joe discusses a project he did in his integrated English 10 and Probability & Statistics course that had students create Little Free Libraries in their community. Students were asked to analyze literacy data in their community to determine the best location for their libraries. They then worked to construct the libraries themselves, decide the books that would be included, and defend their work to community members to have their Little Free Library adopted by the community. This is an extra special Blitz episode not only for our guest, but also for our hosts. Tune in to hear more!
Stay tuned for more awesome projects as the PBL Project Blitz series continues every month!
Show Notes
*PBL PROJECT BLITZ EPISODE 43 FULL SHOW NOTES
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School: CSA New Tech High School-Columbus, IN (@CSANewTechHS)
PBL UNIT OVERVIEW:
PBL Unit Name: Improving Community Literacy Creating Little Free Libraries
Grade: 10th Grade English and Probability/Statistics
Summary: Students examined local census and literacy data to determine the location, design, and contents of Little Free Libraries. We collected book donations, read novels, created book advertisements, built functional libraries, and installed two amazing products in our community.
Driving Question: How can we, as a literacy task force, create free resources, so that community members have access to great literature so that their area is no longer a literacy desert?
Community Partners: County Literacy Task Force, Foundation For Youth, Corporation Buildings and Grounds Director
Student End Product: Little Free Libraries Photos
