PBL? Is that a new disease?

Hi everyone

In the first place, let me apologize about writing my blog like this. You know I am not the formal type of person, and even when I try, I always end up saying something silly.

This week has had loads to read and research. Let me start by talking about PBL. Well, let me tell you that PBL is not a kind of disease such as TBC or anything like that. So here I go. Honestly, I was not a fan of Project Based Learning (PBL)at first. (that was like 3 or 4 years ago). However, after working with it for some years, I have come to the conclusion that projects should be used in any kind of learning environment. I mean it is not only for children. It can easily be adapted to teenagers and adults. PBL gives students extrinsic motivation. Plus, it makes students become autonomous learners. Now, that does not mean that the teacher is free then to have fun. Nooooo, on the other side, it is the teacher's job to guide students in their project so that the final product is successful. I have seen different projects in my classes, and it really makes me proud to see those happy faces at the end of the month when students have to show their final work. It is awesome to see some of the things they come up with.

The second thing I would like to point out is rubrics. You know I used to have a friend who designed beautiful rubrics. I always thought "she must have lots of time to do that job". Imagine my surprise when I discovered Rubistar page.  I have realized that creating a rubric is not that difficult. Now please do not misinterpret my words. The teacher I referred to is a really great teacher, but I never thought she had discovered that page. I feel a bit discouraged about myself because probably I did not search hard enough on the web in order to create my own rubrics a long time ago.

Finally, let me tell you a bit about web quests. You know I had never seen a web quest. However, I was really thrilled at seeing the lots of things students can do using web quests.  I have already signed in, and I am trying to create my first one. Hope to do a good job!

See you in Nicenet!!!

Katya



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