Hero Tales: Collaborative Story and Movie Creation – 8082
Beth Berry and Jen Perego, Deep Run High School Summary Students in English class research a “hometown hero” story and rewrite that story in “code …
CategoryComm/Collab – Target
Free Market – 7562
Summary The purpose of this lesson is to apply the student’s knowledge of the free market terms/vocabulary by finding examples that interest them in their …
Little Known Black History
Summary The month of February is Black History Month. Each year students are asked to conduct research and create an artifact which recognizes the accomplishments …
Setting Up a Computer – 7847
Summary Do you know how to set up a computer? Students were given the task of analyzing the best procedure for setting up a new …
Writing Workshop with Louisa County – 7842
Summary “This is the first day I have liked being in school!” a student shared. This quote encapsulates this lesson. My two RTI 8th Grade …
Everybody Blog – 7644
Summary In this project, students gather research and publish blogs on any topic they want. Students are taught copyright guidelines as they become digital citizens. …
Grammar Project Lessons – 7849
Summary This lesson allows the student to step into the teacher’s role, providing the ultimate ownership of comprehension and facilitation of meeting students’ needs. Students …
Pathway to College – 8361
Summary Students were taught how to model a project with a mathematical graph and find important information from it – called a critical path. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_path_method …
Gallery Walk: Getting Rid of Boring Presentations – 7845
Summary Have you ever been bored to tears watching as student groups endlessly present projects? Even the most exciting, most differentiated projects get boring …
Planet Saving Environmental Engineers-7202
Summary “Global warming, a hole in the ozone layer, toxic waste, widespread pollution. Environmental issues are not something that we should just sweep aside. The …