Projects from Spring 2015
Project 1: A Day in the Life of...
Students created their own groups of four and chose their role as Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, or Video Editor.
Students' first project was to make a movie A Day in the Life of. This is what they came up with.
A Day in the Life of:
Students' first project was to make a movie A Day in the Life of. This is what they came up with.
A Day in the Life of:
- SWAT
- a domestic violence relationship
- struggling student
- a killer basketball player
- a girl
Project 2: Challenged Based Learning Video
Students' second project was Challenged Based Learning (CBL). CBL is an empowering learning opportunity that connects students to their community. Students become active participants who solve real world problems. Students have the opportunity to really make the world a better place!
Students began by identifying a problem they were concerned about and researched the topic for a better understanding. Students also created a challenge to solve the problem. Students demonstrated their knowledge of the problem through a CBL video. Here is what they created.
Problem Challenge
The next step to CBL is completing further research and creating an implementation plan. Students will create a plan to solve their problem which will complete their "Challenge". Once students have implemented their proposed solution they will create a Solution video evaluating the effectiveness of their plan.
If you would like to learn more about Challenged Based Learning and watch student videos identifying problems and presenting solutions, please visit the Apple CBL website.
Students began by identifying a problem they were concerned about and researched the topic for a better understanding. Students also created a challenge to solve the problem. Students demonstrated their knowledge of the problem through a CBL video. Here is what they created.
Problem Challenge
- Bullying Prevent Bullying in Your School and Community
- School Waste Reduce Food Waste at SHS
- The Cost of HS Graduation Reduce the Student's Cost of Graduation at SHS
- Racism Teach the Next Generation Tolerance and Acceptance
- Job Opportunities Provide Job Information to Help Students to get Jobs
- Homeless Veterans Decrease the Number of Homeless Veterans on the streets in Sylmar, CA.
The next step to CBL is completing further research and creating an implementation plan. Students will create a plan to solve their problem which will complete their "Challenge". Once students have implemented their proposed solution they will create a Solution video evaluating the effectiveness of their plan.
If you would like to learn more about Challenged Based Learning and watch student videos identifying problems and presenting solutions, please visit the Apple CBL website.
Project 3: Reflections of CBL
Before students begin their implementation plan, they need to pause and reflect. They created simple videos
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