Criterion 8:

Students in this artifact are high school video & TV production students.

Around the holiday season of last year, after my ISTE on-site training, a portion of video production students were collectively losing interest in school. Some had recently won a major sports championship, others were focused on the upcoming holiday season. In working with the Social Emotional Learning Department, I was able to collaborate with a district counselor, Ms. Denninger, and a district psychologist, Ms. Minervini. Students were introduced to gratitude and were presented with a lesson to understand and reflect on who and what they are grateful for.

In this artifact, students had a learning experience to be empathetic and socially responsible by exploring their world from a selfless and grateful viewpoint. They had to explore aspects and people of their lives that they were grateful for and then create a video about one person. There was an open dialogue amongst my students and the educators whom I collaborated with.