Reflection #8 -- Lexie Sittsamer

Covers Chapter 8, Building Connections and Branching Out, of Reinventing Project-Based Learning, p. 125 to 138.

Your reflection should include:

1) Description of some ways to build connections and branch out beyond the classroom. p.127-133.

• Connecting with Experts
• "natural component of the learning experience"
• collaboration
• Expanding the Learning Circle
• world-wide collobration
• connecting with others with share interest in topic
• Communicating Findings
• share research found with others
• advocating 

2) Description of the EAST Initiative Model.

• Four Ideas
• Student-driven learning
• "Students need to be responsible for their own learning."
• Authentic project-based learning
• "Students should be engaged in solving real problems in their communities."
• Technology as tools
• "Students need access to the relevant technologies that professionals use to solve real problems."
• Collaboration
• "When students collaborate in teams to pursue authentic projects, they accomplish more than any one person can do in isolation."

3) Discussion on some reasons to let students “lead” their projects.

• project idea they care about
• interest and passion drives the project
• greater results when student leads their project

4) Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.

• Students will be creating a heath fair to share what they have learned with others.