What Matters (To Me)?
Students in high school are constantly redefining themselves. They are coming into their selves, finding who they will be for the rest of their lives. Many would argue that students and teenagers don’t find anything fascinating, interesting, or worth learning about. Through the end of 4th quarter, my goal is to disprove this, and in addition, help my students find what matters to them.
Much like its students, West Orange is going through a transitional period. Next year, as our students know, our school will be going 1:1. This means that every student on our campus will be given a laptop to use for the year. They will take it home each night, and use it in their classrooms every day. This is a major change for any school, and for the students in the school, so I want to give my students a head-start.
To that end, this project will incorporate a significant amount of internet use. Students will be writing weekly (at least) reflections on selected TED Talks on their own personal blog. Students will be encouraged (not required) to build professional social media accounts (twitter, instagram, facebook) for the sharing of the reflections, other project information, and any other items that show positive citizenship and academia.
The basic idea is for students to study a series of TED Talks (of their own selection), reflect on them, and then present their own TED talk on the question “What Matters To Me?”
Students, get ready for something awesome. Spread ideas worth spreading.
Much like its students, West Orange is going through a transitional period. Next year, as our students know, our school will be going 1:1. This means that every student on our campus will be given a laptop to use for the year. They will take it home each night, and use it in their classrooms every day. This is a major change for any school, and for the students in the school, so I want to give my students a head-start.
To that end, this project will incorporate a significant amount of internet use. Students will be writing weekly (at least) reflections on selected TED Talks on their own personal blog. Students will be encouraged (not required) to build professional social media accounts (twitter, instagram, facebook) for the sharing of the reflections, other project information, and any other items that show positive citizenship and academia.
The basic idea is for students to study a series of TED Talks (of their own selection), reflect on them, and then present their own TED talk on the question “What Matters To Me?”
Students, get ready for something awesome. Spread ideas worth spreading.