A driving question helps us focus our thinking and our learning. Instead of only learning the old names, dates, and places that history is made, we use driving questions to make connections between the past and the present and the future. We see to understand the forces that drive history and our current society so we can better understand them and learn from them.
Some of these will be done as individual projects, some will be done as group projects. I encourage you to think outside the box, and be as creative as you can. What would you be proud to show the world?
To answer our driving questions, we will use a simple 3-step process:
Some of these will be done as individual projects, some will be done as group projects. I encourage you to think outside the box, and be as creative as you can. What would you be proud to show the world?
To answer our driving questions, we will use a simple 3-step process:
- Research the question and think of an answer
- I will post links to resources and provide some in class, and students are encouraged to share other research they find as well and collaborate with their peers
- Choose a final product
- This is an individual/group choice on how best to show what has been learned with others. You will need to be able to answer the following questions as you decide:
- What will it look like?
- How does this showcase what you have learned?
- How can you publish/share this with a wider audience?
- What will make people WANT to see this? (think what will make it interesting and engaging)
- This is an individual/group choice on how best to show what has been learned with others. You will need to be able to answer the following questions as you decide:
- Complete the final product and adjust