Increasing Literacy on the Plateau

What was your driving question?
How can out middle school lead in efforts to increase literacy skills within our community?
Grades Involved
6-8
How did this project connect to your local or regional community? …
Using the Familiar to Spark Curiosity, Deeper Understanding, and Investment in Place

What was your driving question?
What is the diversity of animals in our schoolyard?
Grades Involved
2nd
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, Local to Global, Community as Classroom, Inquiry-Based, …
Poverty and Wealth

What was your driving question?
How do those in poverty survive in a world driven by wealth? …
Grades Involved
6th, 7th, & 8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking,
Bird is the Word

What was your driving question?
How can we provide a habitat for the native Alabama birds that may be displaced by human impact?
Grades Involved
8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, …
Designing and Creating a Customized Mountain Bike Trailer

What was your driving question?
How can we design and customize an enclosed trailer to store and transport our school mountain bikes?
Grades Involved
12th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Learner-Centered, Design Thinking, …
Blog for Newcomers: “An Adventure in Monmouth”

What was your driving question?
How can we create a resource for families in the area that shows them places to go and activities to do, especially for newcomers? This project came from the families within the school wanting a resource to share with new families, …
Koshkonong Trails Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Local Seniors

What was your driving question?
How might we promote local community engagement, citizenship, and responsibility?
Grades Involved
7th and 8th
What PBE principles were highlighted in this project?
Community as Classroom, Design Thinking
Project Description
Middle school students from Koshkonong Trails, …
Packer John’s Cabin: Park Historical Signs

Driving Question
How did the decisions of our past citizens impact our community?
Grades Involved
5th
What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project?
Community as Classroom, …
Zoo Project

Driving Question
How can you design a zoo that is good for animals and attractive to visitors?
Grades Involved
3rd
What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? …
Community Impact Project: Local Forest Studies

Driving Question
How might we create for visitors to teacher them about plants, animals, and other topics that relate to our local natural area, specifically Palisades Creek Trailhead
Grades Involved
K-2nd
What PBE Principles were highlighted in this project? …