In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz, our hosts talk to two middle school Project Based Learning teachers about a project that they have facilitated around literacy. Trisha Burns and Angela Spurgeon facilitate PBL in their 8th grade Math and English classrooms, respectively. They discuss with our hosts a project that they have done called “Lit for Learning,” in which students raise money for children’s books to promote literacy.
Senior Capstone Projects PBL Unit | Episode 15
In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz, our hosts chat with Rachelle Antcliff , a senior English facilitator from CSA New Tech in Columbus, IN. Rachelle dives into the annual senior capstone project, which allows senior students to truly craft their own PBL project, based on their own interests as well as community needs.
Eagle Conservation PBL Unit | Episode 13
In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz, our hosts chat with Rachel Crawford and Tiffany Bishop, first grade teachers from Babcock Ranch Neighborhood School in Babcock Ranch, FL. They share an incredibly authentic and powerful project they did with their first grade students around the protection of bald eagles and their habitats.
Short Stories PBL Unit | Episode 11
In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz, our hosts sit down with Kendra McPheeters, an English teacher and literacy coach in northwest Indiana. McPheeters shares about one of her favorite projects in which students studied short stories and partnered with the elementary school to encourage STEM-based literacy.
Dystopian Masterpiece Theater PBL Unit | Episode 9
In this inaugural episode of the PBL Project Blitz, our hosts sit down with Andrew Larson, a science teacher at CSA New Tech (@CSANewTechHS) in Columbus, IN. Larson shares about one of his favorite projects: the Dystopian Masterpiece theater, in which students studied dystopian literature and had the opportunity to write and perform their own plays at a local theater.