Submitted by: Jennifer Hampton
Collaborators: Jill Garcia, Janet Miller, Lisa McLaughlin
School: Short Pump Elementary
Summary
Students will plan and market a weekend trip to one of the states in the Southeast Region. Divided into teams, students will choose a specific season/time of year to travel for their chosen state. Teams will create an itinerary and travel guide, which will include physical fitness activities and cultural arts (art and music) experiences for a family of four. Student teams will research, plan, create and finally, present this trip to their class using Keynote, Pages or Comic Life.
TIPC Ratings
Ideal/Target: Students assembled and synthesized information to address authentic tasks.
Ideal/Target: Students worked in self-selected groups and reflected on their roles as communicators and collaborators and set goals for future growth.
Approaching: Students applied digital tools to think critically and solve open-ended authentic tasks that require higher order thinking skills.
Approaching: Students created meaningful, original work within the assignment parameters.
Student Artifact
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