Project Based Learning
Career Gaming
This is by NO MEANS perfect, but this is what I am doing for the project. It's been fun, but kind of difficult. Still, it is really stretching them! The kids are put into pairs and they each research 4 of the 8 pathways. Then they each create a "trivia' game in PowerPoint. When finished, they import their partner's four pathways into their PowerPoint, so that they have all 8 pathways. I put aside 6 days to do this in class--it can be done in less but I was still kinda figuring it out.
Below is the instruction sheet the explains how to do the project, an Example, and the Template all students start with.
Below is the instruction sheet the explains how to do the project, an Example, and the Template all students start with.
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I've created a step by step video that explains how to do it. It's made for my classroom, but you get the idea! put
Utah Staycation
There are of course a million ways to do the Staycation unit. But I thought I'd share how I do it and give you my materials in case you would like to use my version. In a nutshell, this is what I do:
- Assign students to groups of 3 or 4
- Each group chooses a location in Utah
- Each group creates 3 ads to advertise the location. (Groups of 3 do 2)
- Group presents one of the three to the class in a presentation
- Students fill out a group evaluation for grading
- Students earn points & money—the money is used for the final auction.
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Note: The grading sheet is a little complicated but also awesome. The sheet is designed to grade ONE class, so if you have more than one class, you will need a copy of it for each. When you enter the names of the students by group on the first sheet, those names will filter through to the rest of the grading. The second sheet allows you to grade for all the portions of the Unit--the packet, ads, presentation, and their group evaluation score. It will calculate not just their final points but how much KASH they make as well. On the final grades tab, all students are listed with their group and individual score, and their final money. Just sort it and you can easily enter it into your grade book.
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Note: For the group evaluation, I save a copy for each group and save it by group name (4-2, 4th period, Group 2, etc) and put it in a joined file where all students can open it and save it. Then I have ONE person from each group open it. They fill out their section. When they enter their score, the score turns red so that other kids cannot see what score they gave. Then that one person switches to another member of the team, who fills out their section. When they are done, they just press save. I can then open the file, right click on the sheets and choose "unhide" and it will show me a sheet with the totals for each student, easy to enter on my score sheet.
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Student Examples
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