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21 Experiential Fall Learning Activities for High School Students

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This experiential learning activity is so personal, which makes it fun and engaging for the students. Although November should not be the only day to pay attention to our global waste problem, it presents a reminder. Dinner Party on a Budget I have my students develop a dinner party plan on a budget before the holiday madness ensues.

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10 Super Cool Examples of Project-Based Learning Experiences Led by Students

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Project-based learning design includes specific PBL components such as driving questions , community experts , innovative final products , authentic learning experiences , and authentic presentations. The point is that each of these components is included in a PBL, so students design their PBLs around those components.

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Authentic Ways to Demonstrate and Share Learning Digitally

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What is an authentic presentation? Some of my favorite projects over the course of my teaching career have been those that have truly embraced the idea of sharing work with a relevant and meaningful audience; those that have included an authentic presentation. Let's say a teacher assigns students to research invasive species.

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10 Fun and Productive Summer Skill-Building Activities for Teens

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They not only get to build some pretty incredible skills, including the ability to develop and launch a business , but they get to make a little extra summer cash in the process! I have had students develop and run summer camps, computer maintenance businesses, take-and-bake pie shops, and photography companies, just to name a few.

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12 Community Action Project Ideas to Wrap Up the School Year

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Host a Fundraiser: Raising money is a great way to take action. Several of my students organized a holiday pie fundraiser at the time when the Syrian refugee crisis was front and center. They not only learned about the Syrian conflict but also how to organize an effective fundraiser.

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Five High School Senior Project Examples to Inspire and Motivate

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. ​Students explore careers of interest, research the logistics that come with those careers, design and lead their own community action projects around issues relevant to a career of interest, develop 21st-century skills, and build a stunning and robust career portfolio to showcase these learning experiences.

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10 Fun and Engaging Experiential Holiday Activities for the Classroom

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Holidays Around the World Project-Based Learning The holiday season is also a really great time for students to explore holidays that they do not themselves celebrate. Students develop an awareness of unique differences among people and cultures around the world. The presentation piece is a great way to do this.