“Active exploration makes school look like the real world…I see little minds that are curious, they want to investigate and discover things with their peers, but then discover things on their own, as well.”
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In this episode, Josh and Andrea continue their series about the 6 A’s of PBL project design, where each episode will focus on one of the A’s and its importance to the PBL framework. This week, they have a conversation with Emily Lavender (@emily_lavender), a 5th grade PBL facilitator at Lemons Mill Elementary School (@LemonsMill) in Georgetown, KY. The three discuss the next A on the rubric: Active Exploration. The driving idea of the conversation is how to intentionally build in active exploration (such as labs, field work, etc.) into a project. Emily has some great ideas about how to keep students engaged in the exploration process of the project, as well as the importance of the relationship between active exploration and community partners. They also discuss how to manage this part of a PBL and keep it rigorous and engaging through all methods of learning, whether schools are in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning.
Enjoy the third installment of the 6 A’s deep dive series, and stay tuned for more great content coming from the PBL Playbook every month!
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