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“[This project] developed over the seven years I got to teach the class, and it’s one that the former students still bring up. It’s something I know that has stuck with them longer than just the three weeks we were doing the project. ”
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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, your hosts chat with Jason Schackow (@jschackow) about his Night of Remembrance project. Although Jason now carries the title of Principal at Lakeland Jr./Sr. High School (@TheLakelandEDGE) in LaGrange, IN, this project was completed when he was classroom teaching in an integrated World History / English course with high school sophomores. This Night of Remembrance Holocaust Walk used powerful historical content with literature to push students to create and host an event in their community. The impact of a project like this is felt by the students who completed it years after they finish their formal education and shows the incredible power of PBL. Listen to the full episode to hear all about this incredible project.
Stay tuned for more awesome PBL’s as the PBL Project Blitz series continues every month!
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School: Lakeland High School-LaGrange, IN (@TheLakelandEDGE)
PBL UNIT OVERVIEW:
PBL Unit Name: A Night of Remembrance
Grade: Sophomores
Subject: World History & English (Integrated)
Standards: English = Informative writing/speaking as well as reading comprehension/World History = Causes and Effects of WWII and the Holocaust
Summary: This project covered WWII from a perspective of the lead up and impact of the Holocaust. Its focus was around gaining an understanding of how it happened and the many different aspect to it.
Driving Question: How can we as historians best educate our community on the multiple aspects of the Holocaust so that they better understand its impact on society?
Entry Event: A video called The Path to Nazi Genocide.
Community Partners: Community stakeholders as the museum guests, USHMM as a resource for research, and the Simone Liebster Foundation as guest speaker on survivors
Student End Product: The students created a museum walk through for our community to visit.
