“I was able to use the same rubric (for all groups) throughout the whole grading process, because they were focusing on the big engineering design process and design thinking standards.”
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Alison Kern is a 6th grade science teacher who rocks authenticity. She's been PBL certified through Magnify Learning and has been through several different trainings including PBL Jumpstart, PBL Advanced, and the entire PBL Certification process. On this PBL Showcase, we get to follow Alison’s PBL journey with her class.
She had five different groups of learners that she did this PBL process with. We learn all about what her PBL Unit was and how it’s possible to focus on big processes and use the same grading process for different content. We also learn some of the genius ideas and solutions that the learners came up with. We talk about contracts, structure, and how PBL helps disengaged learners become engaged.
