“They went and asked for criticism from a classmate. That’s so huge. They’ve taken failure out, and they’re just looking to get feedback to revise the project.”
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Jordan Manley from STEAM Academy in Lexington, KY is featured in today’s interview. This is his seventh year of PBL, and he went to Magnify Learning training right out of college. We spent an awesome week together. Jordan has always had a ton of passion. He teaches health and PE at STEAM Academy. It’s a small school with around 400 students. Jordan loves stretching himself and working on new projects with the other teachers.
Does PBL apply to courses like PE? Jordan gives a great example in how investigating the origins of pickleball was an exercise in design thinking. We also get to learn all about their project of designing better net games that made PE class more fun and interesting beyond having competitions and tournaments. Jordan breaks down the entire journey of making PE a better experience for his students.
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Jordan seems like a great teacher, other than "teaching PE", what does he do in his classroom that makes him so good?