Three days until the students are done! Seniors graduated last week so we just have the juniors. Although everyone is ready to be done I am so excited to end on a positive! This year the team of teachers I work with decided to come together to do a big final project. This seems so much more engaging than trying to drag out another week of lessons.
Our students built 5 benches and are painting each bench with a message targeting a social change issue.
Projects are awesome, but can be tiring! But, I really think the learning outcomes and the sense of pride in our community is so worth the effort! Here is the link about our project: http://letmcsocialchangetheworld.tumblr.com/
Overall it's been a good year. I think parts of teaching are getting easier as I gain experience!
Check out the blog above for photos and ideas from our project. I hope this year I have helped my students to feel more connected to their learning and the impact they can have on the world! Happy summer!!!
