Complex Learning environments by Christian McGee https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2021-04-19 16:15:56 UTC 2025-11-28 13:34:48 UTC hello@padlet.com project based learning coachmcgee54 https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1433925255 This learning environment addresses community needs and gives students real world connections to real world problems.  This lesson uses discussion and activity to help students explore how advertising and the media affect self-image. Media Literacy and understanding messages imbedded in media will promote students caring for ideas.

 
]]> 2021-04-19 16:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1433925255 Problem based learning coachmcgee54 https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1433959984 Problem based learning is focused on activities that relate to real life case scenarios. Finding personal connections for students that are related to the problem being addressed will promote students purpose.  This activity adds to what students already know and most of the learning in this activity comes from solving the problem. Students can work collaboratively on solving these problems by assigning roles and responsibilities to each student. Here is a list of 10 ideas for social studies based problem based learning projects.

]]> 2021-04-19 16:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1433959984 Service Learning Projects coachmcgee54 https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434031374 This type of complex learning environment requires commitment from students. These projects usually take extensive time to complete and could be used as a summative assessment for the end of a unit. This project can also give many opportunities for formative assessments at different stages of the project. This type of learning environment promotes student involvement in solving real world problems and results in a finished product that can have an impact on others like, a blog, a proposal to city council, newspaper articles, a written letter, etc...
 ]]> 2021-04-19 16:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434031374 Inquiry based Learning coachmcgee54 https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434122199 This type of complex learning environment focuses on students formulating and asking their own questions and deciding how they will go about answering the question while creating a product to share with the public. By having students formulate essential questions for an activity I am promoting student involvement. Student Motivation is highest when answering their own questions. This idea for an inquiry based lesson will be directly relatable to students today and will help them understand things like global pandemics.]]> 2021-04-19 16:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434122199 Cooperative learning coachmcgee54 https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434168667 This learning environment can be applied with several methods of instruction that promote the idea of perspectives. Methods like Jigsaw and Academic controversy lend themselves to this type of learning environment. One idea I had for a lesson I have created used the structured Academic Controversy to examine the context surrounding the terms "Captain of Industry" or " Robber Baron." These terms are used to describe the same people. the context they are used in reflects on the perspectives of the people using them. This activity shows my students that perspectives and bias paly a role in historical analysis.]]> 2021-04-19 17:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/coachmcgee54/nku0i2wmosiqaf1p/wish/1434168667