I didn't know fully what to expect going into this project, "Where in the World...?" I just decided to trust my instincts, knowing that the project was connecting to real world application and higher levels of thinking than just completing worksheets.
I am not disappointed. Some of the highlights I've seen so far:
~ a student interviewed his father about the use of Pythagorean's Theorem in carpentry/construction. What a great way for father and son to share some time together.
~ a gifted student has found an equation used by chemists that looks very similar to Pythagorean's Theorem
~ the newly learned skill of evaluating websites...students seem to be doing a good job of finding websites pertinent to their assignment.
~ the use of rubrics...this is the most I've seen this year. We are making progress!! (see other post)
~ the variety of careers covered...astronomy, chemist, game programmer, plummer, underwater navigation, construction, architect, engineer, etc.
Moving forward is a good thing. If you don't move, you become stagnant. If you become stagnant, you smell. (I'm going with a creek bed analogy here...stay with me). "It Is What It Is" helps us to keep our sanity as we try new things, but at the same time we should never settle for "what it is". We should constantly reflect and learn to move our teaching and our student's learning to higher levels so the classroom doesn't turn stale.
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