They decide to conduct research on people who are famous for the right reasons. Faculty and parents help students list positive individuals within their selected fields. Students take notes, a strategy learned in Study Skills, as they read and learn about their famous person. They consider different methods of organizing their information, such as webs, outlines, storyboards, and matrices. As the assignment continues, teachers work with individuals and small groups to assess their progress and understandings and to monitor levels of quality and standards.
Students use rubrics to self-assess how well they have responded to the tasks at hand.
These differentiated learning experiences feel right for students who learn in different ways and at different rates. They feel right because they controlled this learning experience in certain ways by their choices . They feel right because everybody meets with success after a job well-done.