The Student Pitch Project is an in-class activity that was born out of desperation but that became a wild success. The gist of the activity? Allow students to define and schedule projects themselves. Giving students agency encourages a deeper understanding of and connection to their work.
I vowed to write for 20 minutes every day, no matter what. To write despite.
Some of those students will graduate today. No sports stadium ceremony. No balloons or handshakes. Instead, this year, they will be celebrated in a Google slide show.
Assign weekly or bi-weekly blog entries. Allow the student to “become an expert” by regularly writing about a subject.
This is a two-part assignment, described as it might be used in three different subjects. The assignment requires that students “trade” websites.
Perhaps you’ve used a traditional portfolio in your classrooms, and you’d like to explore ways to change up the routine. Some of you have not,
It’s common knowledge that students learn by doing. The use of websites allows students to put what is taught in the classroom into practice.
