The goal of this class was for students to identify and topic of interest and generate a driving question. When students entered the classroom, they were handed a "Would You Rather" questionaire. Some items included paper textbooks vs. digital textbook, more group work vs. less group work, etc. For a copy of the survey in its entirety, please visit our Resources section. Students then discussed potential topic ideas and formulated driving questions with the choice of working independently or in small groups. While students were creating questions, they confered and waited for the approval of their driving question.
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After examining the results of our initial survey, it was obvious that we needed to encourage our students to think outside of the box. We started our second class by giving students the chance to view the following Did You Know 2016 Video Clip: In Maddy's classes, students used Today's Meet as a backchannel to share surprising facts, questions, and potential topics. Students were engaged and enjoyed using this tool. The transcrpit of the Today's Meet can be found on the Resources page. In Linda's classes, students used sticky notes to complete the same activity.
After viewing and discussing the video, students were then divided into small groups to read and record notes on articles related to 21st century learning. Topics included the following: coding, Clearview's Read and Ride program, grade elimination, homeless students, and taking a break from technology. After reading, students met with their groups and discussed their findings. This provided students with opportunity to generate ideas for their driving questions. |
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