ABSTRACT
The continual pursuit of connecting learning and the real world will only get more vital and intense. Identifying the most appropriate real-world products or outlets represents the sixth step in the IBL process. The final product is a critical component of the IBL project. Although there are smaller products along the way, such as the action plan, list of resources used, and journal prompts, the final product—usually a publicly presented product or performance—is the culmination of the student’s work and is tangible evidence of student learning. In this chapter, the authors cover six weighty topics. They defines student products, highlights how IBL products differ from the more traditional classroom products, offers two different strategies to jumpstart our thinking about potential real-world product formats, provides six criteria by which teachers can support students’ selection of real-world product formats, and addresses several ways to link projects and products to standards.
