Did you know Lincoln is a PBL school? PBL stands for Project Based Learning, it’s designed for students to be more hands on with concepts they are learning in their class. Teachers are wanting their students to be more engaged in what they are being taught in class. Kelli Berryhill, a science teacher at Lincoln high school and PBL support provider said, “Project Based Learning is for students to connect, mix things up and to get students engaged.” Teachers want their students to be more connected and to be more responsive to their classmates. After talking to Alison Zuniga, teacher at Lincoln high school and also a PBL support provider, she explained “PBL is a method to allow students to be connected to the world and for students to solve real world scenarios.”

PBL is a way for students to be prepared for what life has to throw at them. Also it’s a great way for students to be hands on and to prepare themselves for the future. Ms. Berryhill said “she’s excited for something different and to reshape how education making it more relevant to the 21st century.”

PBL works by having a different approach to helping students learn so they could be more engaged with their learning in each of their classroom. “ I want students to enjoy and believe concepts behind PBL that are taught in a different way so that students would be more interested in what’s going in their classes and around the world” said Mrs. Zuniga. “PBL gets a lot of creativity out of our students,” said Ms. Berryhill. PBL gets to show the pride and accomplishments of students when they do something outstanding in their classes making their teachers wanting to honor them.

One of the examples of PBL that was demonstrated was the Physics Boat Race Projects which groups of students created with milk cartons and duct tape. They raced against one another to see which boat was built the best. Soon, physics classes will start the first PBL project of the year; Pasta Bridges.

PBL has eight essential elements: Challenging Problem or Question, Sustained Inquiry, Public Product, Critique and Revision, Student Voice and Choice, Reflection, and Authenticity

On October 27th student’s and their families are welcomed to Back to School Night/Open House. This isn’t Lincoln’s traditional Back to School Night/Open House. This year it’s a free flowing Back to School Night/Open House where as last year, students and their families were monitored by the bell schedule. At 5:15pm a BBQ/Snack Shack will be hosted by the cheer team, then at 6:00pm there will be a welcoming in the Main Gym, and at 6:15pm the classrooms will open up for students and families. Back to School Night/Open House is a way for students families to visit classrooms, see PBL exhibits, and projects.