“One of the things that I have observed and lived recently in regards to the PBL process is just how messy it can be sometimes, and I think that the transparent facilitation process is authentic in that it doesn’t seek to hide that messiness; it invites it into the classroom. … The experience of co-teaching parallels the process that (the students) are in. The entire course is our project and they see that happening in real time.”
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In this episode of the PBL Playbook, our hosts chat with Andrew Larson (@andrewmlarson) and Bajorn Gaylord from CSA New Tech (@CSANewTechHS) in Columbus, IN. Larson and Gaylord are co-facilitators of a class called Global Science Perspectives (GSP), which is a class that integrates Environmental Science and 9th grade English. As long-time friends but first year co-teachers, the two build trust and respect through a co-teaching contract where they identified and decided on norms for grading, deadlines, planning, etc. This set the stage for their amazing co-teaching relationship, with a cohesion that both strengthens their content and demonstrates real-time, transparent collaboration for their students. For schools that are able to utilize co-teaching as a tool to help support PBL, this conversation is a great starting point to develop a strong co-teaching relationship.
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