Group
Vertically-aligned group
Teachers will work in groups to brainstorm and research in an attempt to answer the projects sub questions. A research template will be provided for team members to research and answer questions. Once they have researched the questions individually, they will brainstorm as a team and add their team answer to the template. This activity will assess their research skills, their understanding of the project, and their ability to collaborate with a team.
Mixed
Vertically-aligned group, Curriculum/Instruction Department Staff, and Public.
Collaborating with the other teachers in their groups, teachers will build an individual strategic lesson plan for creating a transformational unit using state standards in their given subject area. They will need to create at least three digital, shareable resources for their lesson. Once the finalized lesson plan is approved, the teacher should share the lesson plan and resources on their teacher website and on Twitter using the district hashtag. Teachers will have choice in what lesson they transform and in what tools they use to create their digital, shareable resources. A rubric will be provided to assist in evaluating the lesson plan.
Individual
Students
Group Research Document Template
Teachers will present their finalized an approved lesson to their students. The finalized lesson plan, instruction, and reflection video will act as the culminating activity.
Individual
Students
Teachers will create and provide a survey to their students to gauge the impact of their transformative lesson. They should use the lesson plan rubric as a guide for their survey questions. The survey will act as a reflection tool to help the teachers to evaluate their lesson.
Individual
Public Product
Group Research Document Template
Teachers will use WeVideo to create a reflection video that will be posted with the district hashtag on Twitter in which they discuss the driving question.