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2 staff, 8 students, 1 admin take on a project!!!
anyone interested?

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Use of MI quiz at the beginning of every class, every semester to better understand the learning styles of each student -- that impacts how I teach, how  I formulate assignments, etc.

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Student Parliament is also student driven. Teachers act as advisors. Activities are thought up, planned and carried out by students.

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Students are encouraged to choose from a booklet of practical procedures or jobs. The procedures include a "hands on" portion for application and a written report which demonstrates thinking/inquiry and communication. Students that choose are far more engaged in learning.

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Students had a significant role in planning and implementing Tractor Day. In fact, the last few years, it was really student driven with staff facilitating the planning process

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The students decide what it is they want to know about Shakespeare and/or his time.  They come up with the topic and how they will demonstrate what they learn.

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Senior Construction
Students are encouraged to choose their own projects to build for themselves, family or other. Create a plan of approach, material requirements, potential cost and outline how it will be assembled.
I assist with expanding awareness of resources, approach to best techniques for design and assembly

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Students are tasked with the challenge of analyzing a teen issue which could cause struggles in education, home, social, work life balance. To build upon this issue, students are to generate two positive alternatives to substance consumption to cope with the stressors they speak of. Students enjoy the opportunity to research topics that are pertinent to their life in some way. The second phase allows for a secondary tier of critical thinking on how to cope with stresses that teens face everyday

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Comm Tech lends itself quite easily to accommodating student voice. Students can choose from a variety of activities: video, music recording, photography, photoshop, animation etc. to demonstrate their learning. They also have plenty of choice within each discipline to come up with what their end product is going to look like.

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Allow students to choose a topic of interest when researching and give them free reign to determine format that is appropriate for them to display their knowledge. Obviously some framework is required, ie. within the overall curriculum expectations. Choice is difficult for essential learners, and may require significant time and loose guidance. Individual / group work was also a choice.
As noted by my wise colleague, assessment standards become problematic. Personally I think a standardized approach to assessment in this sort of free choice environment is counter productive.

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I want to completely revamp the course. My plan this year is to brainstorm/collaborate with the students the topics we will focus on this year as well as potential assignments and projects. I would really like to do a community based project this year but it is really important to have student voice so that they feel engaged in the project.

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Using Contextualized Learning Activities for all students - not just SHSM - to ensure they are focusing on something of interest to them and something that may relate to their career and learning pathway.
For example - a SNC 2P student interested in Agriculture could focus on  concepts related to farming during a Chemistry or Biology Unit.

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School Integration and Participation Projects

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School Integration and Participation Projects

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Students are challenged to create an event that promotes Grade 7-12 involvement. Students brainstorm, then vote on ideas and form teams. They create an event proposal for approval by teacher(s) and administration. They then work to make the event a reality within the school. This follows an outline of business expectations that are amended with students for assessment.
An example from last year: one team saw a need for more equipment for Physical Education. They ran a whole school inclusive dodgeball tournament as a fundraiser. They then worked with the PE Department head to follow up the process
BTT1O1

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- how do we deal with various topics and assess consistently across topics and products