https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects Please post any concerns, ideas or questions here for the social studies department. en-us 2016-04-26 21:34:45 UTC 2025-09-24 06:02:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/announcement.jpg https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108121722 I like the idea of using research projects but I think enough collaborative planning time needs to be in place for this to work successfully.]]> 2016-04-27 19:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108121722 theresa_maluchn https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108121988 Great project! I like that they can make a lot of decisions for the end project. 

]]> 2016-04-27 19:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108121988 https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122057 Although it takes time to plan, I think the reward would be great!  It might take more time upfront, but if you added up all of the time you spent planning over the 2ish weeks, you would spend the same amount of time.  Plus, this would really engage the students and teach research skills!  It allows them to pick the topic most interested in - make them discover and become life long learners.]]> 2016-04-27 19:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122057 https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122102 To help students use effective search terms, use agoogleaday.com

It contains very specific questions which have no right way to find the answers, but there is only one answers]]> 2016-04-27 19:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122102 https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122340 http://bie.org/ has many project ideas and resources that revolve around "project-based learning"-- best part, it's all FREE!]]> 2016-04-27 19:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122340 https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122492 How would those work within the department?]]> 2016-04-27 19:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122492 theresa_maluchn https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122546 2016-04-27 19:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122546 https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122556 Did you know how to use each map website before giving them the project? Or did you learn as they went forward with the map websites?]]> 2016-04-27 19:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaleighgill/designingmeaningfulprojects/wish/108122556