Differing Levels of Celebration

Process: Displaying work that is not a final product. All students work is displayed. Process work celebrations highlight products completed throughout a PBL project, this work helps students reach their final product or outcome.

Final Outcome: These pieces are typically your exhibition displays, and pieces that are displayed in the community. At times, you would only provide the best work.

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Authentic Audience

• Audience can be helpful in both the process celebrations and final outcome celebrations
• Experts can help students achieve their final outcome goals, by assisting during the process, by providing their unique expertise

Examples of Process Celebrations at BMS

Point of View Poems

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a component of the ‘World Without Water Project’

Drought Research

Visits to Nursing Home, for Senior Star Project

Authentic Audience- Process

Living Lands and Waters Field Trip

Site Visit to Hotel Blackhawk

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Do not be afraid to make calls and emails, you will be surprised how many people are willing to help!

QC Paranormal Group visit

Local cartoonist, Jason Platt

Virtual Process Celebrations

http://armstrongdrought.weebly.com/

http://briantritt.wix.com/briantritt#!my-classroom/cee5

https://twitter.com/MrsTesterBMS

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Other Process Celebrations?

Outcome Celebrations

Spanish Fashion Show

Outcome Celebrations

A Story I’ve Never Been Told: 7th grade LA students learned about the parts of a short story by writing their own, based on a elementary buddy’s interests. The students presented these stories to the students at the end of the unit.

Outcome Celebrations

Exhibition Nights

Authentic Audience- Outcome

Try to find other spaces to share student work, not just at exhibition, or inside the walls of the school!

QC Comic Con

Other Outcome Celebrations?

• Libraries
• Museums
• Local businesses and organizations
• Radio
• Podcasts
• News outlets
• Other schools
• Conferences & expos
• Airports

So… What Now?

• Look at past projects or the project you have been planning today, think about authentic audiences and possible celebrations.
• Make phone calls and emails regarding visitors to your classroom.
• Reach out to local organizations to find locations to display work.
• Add these celebrations and audiences to your project planning form.