Project Based Learning Assessment

     I feel that the "Designing a State-of-the-Art High School" is the most relevant project of the six that were given. I like this project because it not only applies all different aspects of education (math, writing, art, speech), but also brings in the opportunity for the students to learn about the environment, and cost-efficient alternatives to what is traditional in today's world. I like that this requires students to think about what will be necessary in the future, and that they can lay out their plans to a panel of architects who can evaluate what is really efficient and necessary.
     The students are using all of the higher level thinking skills from Blooms taxonomy. They are analzying information to compare and contrast different aspects of the project. The students are then using their data to synthesize and create a draft of the school they wish to present, along with all the special features and costs. And lastly, they are evaluating and assessing their work for any last changes before presenting it to the panel of architects for a final evaluation where they will be critiqued on the plan based on how effective and efficient it will be for future students and the environment surrounding the school.
     I personally cannot think of a single thing I would change about this project in the short amount of time that I had to ready and write about it. I think that if changes need to be made, it would depend on the class that it is being used in. Since every class is different, the same project may not work for a class in the same manner it did for another, meaning it may have to be "tweaked" a little for individual circumstances.

*"Design a State-of-the-Art High School"

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