Compare this policy with others from around the nation and then produce a clear list of recommended amendments, explaining your reasons for each of your suggestions. You will prepare a persuasive multimedia presentation as if speaking before the district's board of education. Create a persuasive multimedia report which might appear on the evening news as a consumer advisory for parents. After an hour of surfing they are likely to start complaining. Responsible for their own learning They invest personally in the quest for knowledge and understanding, in part because the questions or issues being investigated are drawn from their own curiosity about the world.
Projects are pertinent and questions are essential.
Energized by learning They feel excited, intrigued and motivated to solve the puzzles, make new answers and reach insight. Their work feels both important and worthwhile. They make thoughtful choices from a toolkit of strategies, considering carefully which approach, which source and which technique may work best to resolve a particular information challenge. They work with others in a coordinated, planful manner, splitting up the work according to a plan and sharing good ideas during the search for understanding. These concepts are based upon the work of Barbara Means quoted in Plugging In .