With the last big project of the year dragging on for some, and others finishing all the enriching activities I can give them, I decided to give them a "BIG opportunity" to finish the year. Some picked up the pace to see what it might be, and one student was even a little disappointed when I handed him the description. "The BIG opportunity is a worksheet?" he sighed.
"But sooooo much more," I told him. "Read on!"
What it is is the chance to design and teach a lesson to their classmates, a lesson on anything they might want to share, and anything the other students might like to learn. What is your objective? It reads. What do you want us to learn? And then, What is the assessment? How will you know we've got it?
Some kids were wide-eyed at first. "I don't want to do this in front of everybody!" one student told me, just a few minutes after he sang a lively song that the whole class could obviously hear.
"You don't have to teach it, but you do have to design it," I said. "Then we'll talk," I winked at him.
To be honest, we have neither the time nor the attention span for everyone to take this assignment its completion, but so far?
We're going to learn some lego-building, origami, and soccer skills.
I can't wait!
"But sooooo much more," I told him. "Read on!"
What it is is the chance to design and teach a lesson to their classmates, a lesson on anything they might want to share, and anything the other students might like to learn. What is your objective? It reads. What do you want us to learn? And then, What is the assessment? How will you know we've got it?
Some kids were wide-eyed at first. "I don't want to do this in front of everybody!" one student told me, just a few minutes after he sang a lively song that the whole class could obviously hear.
"You don't have to teach it, but you do have to design it," I said. "Then we'll talk," I winked at him.
To be honest, we have neither the time nor the attention span for everyone to take this assignment its completion, but so far?
We're going to learn some lego-building, origami, and soccer skills.
I can't wait!
Sounds like fun!
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