Purpose: There are many schools in Kansas and across the nation that can inspire your creativity. Take a look at these videos to spark your imagination!
Thank you, Katie Perez and Ginger Lewman at ESSDACK for curating this collection of videos!
As you view these videos, reflect using the 4A's structure. What do you AGREE with? What do you ARGUE against? What would you ASPIRE to include in your redesign? Did you have an A-HA moment?
Take a look at a primary school in Finland that has been ranked among the world's BEST elementary schools. Yet, students only go to school 20 hours a week! Individual teachers decide how the curriculum is taught.
Reading, writing, singing and dancing work together in the curriculum at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, GA. They value making school FUN, and they have outstanding academic results! If you pour love and excitement into a child, every child will learn.
The documentary follows the teachers and high school students in a small North Carolina community, who armed with the tools of design through a year-long full-scale project, transform the community, and more importantly, their lives.
Personalized Learning connected to authentic real-world outcomes provides a powerful opportunity for students to take ownership of, and find passion in their learning.