by Leslee Addington | May 29, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Uncategorized
POP: How might I engage students in authentic real-world projects while balancing content and skills? Displayed package designs – left side Maximizes Volume and right side Minimizes Volume Background: My original POP focused on the balance between...
by Adrienne West | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Art
In my class we are currently working on the process of printmaking. Students are exploring Relief, Planographic and Collagraphic printmaking techniques. Students will use these techniques along with the incorporation of Art Elements and Principles of Design in order...
by Jenny Platow | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Literature
When most people think about analysis in the “literature” classroom, they envision scenes of students interpreting Shakespeare, or grappling with the language and message of authors like Toni Morrison, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Students gain access...
by Stacy Blair | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Uncategorized, World Languages
Last semester, I grappled with fostering an increase in my students’ interpersonal communication skills, creating new routines, activities, and assessments. As my classroom is immersive, it’s a space where I speak French 90% of the time, so it often...
by Cristie Praeger | Apr 2, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Personal Authenticity, Science, Uncategorized
I’ve taught “Sucio” (Spanish for dirty) countless times. The 9/10 earth science course focuses on the content of soil while emphasizing skills around the scientific method. The course is divided into 3 units. The first focuses on soil types and...
by Rosa Moshi | Mar 24, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science, Uncategorized
I’m teaching the same microbiology class as last semester. Last semester, I worked on designing my second unit project in a way that would make it personally authentic for students. This semester, I want to revise my third unit project. In the third unit, students...
