Blog Post #11 - What did I leave out?

The assignment for this blog post is to create an assignment for a blog post that Dr. Strange should have created in my area of middle school math.

Here is the blog post idea I created:

From this EDM class, the most emphasized topic was Project Based Learning. This is the learning of the future. What makes PBL more useful now is the increase in technology in the classroom, but unfortunately, not all classrooms are 1:1. Search for an example of a PBL (YouTube video, lesson plan, etc.) for middle school math that can be implemented in a classroom that is not 1:1. Explain on your blog post the aspects of PBL in your example.

I found an example of PBL in which middle school students design a building for their academy. The students are in groups so they are collaborating, and they are designing the building so they are creating. They are also given specific standards that the building must meet so they are using critical thinking skills. They are meeting the standards of their math curriculum by calculating the area and perimeter of the building. They also must build a model of their building that they will present so they are having to use ratios and proportions to build their model to scale. Finally, the students are able to share their design.