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 Pearl Ohm | May 29, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
Our students (and staff!) have so many feelings about the MTA, mostly disappointment and frustration. At the start of this semester, I wondered how I could create the final project for my Calculus to allow for them to: Share their personal lived experiences Personally...
by Sarah Ahmed | May 29, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Uncategorized
This semester, as students wrap up their PBAT essays, wrap up their content learning, and wrap up their super special time with me learning about Trigonometry, I began to think about the same question over and over again. “How can I get students to think more...
by Daniel August | May 29, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity
by Liz Maron | May 1, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science
Using baking to get kids more interested in Chemistry last semester seemed almost like cheating at the authenticity game. It was an enormous effort to obtain materials, plan for choice, and design a structure the genuinely incorporated content… but students were...
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...