Science Education News (SEN) Journal 2017 Volume 66 Number 4 December 2017 | Page 63

YEARS K–6 IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM
The Butterfly Garden – Stage Two (continued)
Key takeaways
• Identify suitable project opportunities in the school grounds or
local community
• Consider the teaching and learning outcomes and prepare
to backward map the obvious outcomes, allow for the
unexpected. The opportunities for differentiated learning are
extensive and every student can achieve success and growth
in some aspect of learning.
• Allocate sufficient time; PBL takes time, usually more time than
you might think!
• Allocate resources and funding if needed
• Communicate to classes, teachers and supervisors the aims
and progress, get community and school buy in.
• Celebrate successes and share back!
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