Reading Reflection #11

1) As a result of project based learning, you feel more connected to your students. It's as if you guys have gone on an adventure together. The students will have also learned more than they would have if they had simply read about something such as gardening from a book. By actually doing a project, what they have learned will click and stick for them. 2) Bringing home your project can occur in many ways. You will want to make sure that you capitalize on all of the time that you have put into planning this and make any changes that need to be made before the next time you implement this project. You will also want to share your insights with other teachers so that maybe they too can learn from your project. Finally, you can simply sit back and enjoy the journey. Look at how far you have come and how much further it is possible to go. 3) This connects to our topic because we are nearing the point ourselves where we are getting ready to wrap up the project and 'bring it home'. Our students will have been working on their garden throughout this unit and they will now be getting ready to host their farmers market. After that, it's the end and it will be time to move on to the next great adventure with the kids.