Summer Planning for Successful PBL
By: Bob Lenz
This is a real quick article about planning Project Based Learning projects over the summer. I can relate to Bob when he says creating and implementing projects during the school year is a lot like "building an airplane while flying it". While I have done quite a bit in the summer in the past to get ready for the school year, I have to admit this year, I am feeling a little less motivated. It may be the beautiful summer we are having, or it could be the additional pay-cut we are taking next year on top of increased insurance costs and the step and lane change freeze for the third consecutive year.
I know my fellow teachers may cringe a little when I say that, to have well thought out, thorough lessons in the fall, the time to do it is the summer. I realize that we don't want to think about school during our vacation but we also know that when the school year starts, there never seems to be enough time to plan. And I hear you about not being as motivated this summer as in years past. I don't really have a good reason or excuse however.
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