The Student-Centered Shift: Empowered International Schools and Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning Capturing Evidence of Student Growth in PBL Experiences w/ Aaron Schorn
It's easy in project-based experiences to get caught up in the shiny final 'product' at the end. But just like the tip of an iceberg, the product is only a small part of a much deeper PROCESS of learning taking place underneath.
How do we capture that process, and make it more visible? What simple tool might allow learners to document that process on their own?
Welcome to Unrulr, a social learning app that makes holisitic learner growth visible through capturing authentic moments throughout the PBL process.
In this short podcast interview, I sit down with Unrulr's Head of Growth, Aaron Schorn to learn how we as edu-transformers can:
- Better elicit student reflection through the PBL process
- Capture evidence of learner growth
- Make learning experiences feel more social, and community driven
- Help learners create 'learning journeys' to share their story of learning through meaningful project-based experiences
Connect with Aaron on LInkedIN and Twitter.
Learn more about Unrulr: Unrulr.com
Learn more about the upcoming PBL Collab and Grab global forums and submit an interest form. https://forms.gle/mHo16AJoKMVHQJe8A
Aaron's Bio: Aaron is Head of Growth and Learning at Unrulr, where he works to make learning visible and joyful. He is also a teacher, program director, and co-designer of student-agency-driven learning communities around the globe. His work is focused on apprenticeship, craftsmanship, storytelling, and providing youth with the space, time, resources, and methodologies to turn their ideas into iterative realities. Aaron's professional background includes education, international business, digital storytelling, and operations/management. At the Nalukai Foundation, Aaron creates and implements entrepreneurship schema and curriculum rooted in culture, hustles to find mentors, and waxes poetic on authentic storytelling. Aaron was also the former K-12 Capstone Coordinator at HPA on Hawai'i Island. Read more about his journey in this Getting Smart article.