With a PBL approach you obtain knowledge and skill sets and learn about team work and collaboration. You collect information and produce artifacts and gather new ideas. Then you should think about the PBL approach as an open door to more new learning and ideas.
This involves sharing and critquing your work and your student's work so you can improve your PBL next time. Asking questions like, "Did we use technolgy effectively, enough, not enough?" Did you gain insight into the world or into the worlds of your students? Use various websites to share your discoveries, archive your PBL on the web. Another idea is to become a resource for other teachers. And having your students be teachers to the approach is also an effective idea. Entering a contest can be powerful, as well as considering publication in a professional journal.
The most important thing to remember is that you built on your relationship and level of trust of your student's and that can ultimately help them succeed.
I think after our project is complete, we could share it with other schools in the district or better yet post a video of it on Utube.
I like what you said about building a level of trust and a good relationship with your students. I think it's so important to make them feel safe, welcome and accepted in the classroom and school system.
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