Featured Activity
Describe The Relationship
Competency:
Synthesis
Component Skill:
Understanding relationships
Students learn to describe how two ideas are related in order to generate new insights.
Featured Activity
Kudos Bingo
Competency:
Productive Collaboration
Component Skill:
Valuing others
Students learn to recognize and appreciate the effort that others are putting into their work and to use positive feedback to build a kind, collaborative classroom environment.
Activities (11)
Who's on the Other End?
10-15 min
Students learn to picture "the person on the other end" of their writing—so that they’re always trying to make an impact on a real audience.
Competency:
Persuasive Communication
Component Skill:
Knowing my audience
Making an Impact
10-20 mins
Students learn how to how to design their communications to make specific impacts on particular audiences.
Competency:
Persuasive Communication
Component Skill:
Crafting narrative
Image Impact
15-25 min
Students learn to use images to shape the impact of their message.
Competency:
Persuasive Communication
Component Skill:
Deploying communication media
Telling Stories, Making Sense
10-12 min
Students learn how to connect together isolated facts into complex understanding.
Competency:
Synthesis
Component Skill:
Making connections
Spotting Weak Claims
10-15 min
Students learn to recognize weak claims that are not grounded in the evidence—so they can make strong ones that are.
Competency:
Synthesis
Component Skill:
Analyzing contradiction
Describe The Relationship
20-30 min
Students learn to describe how two ideas are related in order to generate new insights.
Competency:
Synthesis
Component Skill:
Understanding relationships
Kudos Bingo
15-25 min
Students learn to recognize and appreciate the effort that others are putting into their work and to use positive feedback to build a kind, collaborative classr...
Competency:
Productive Collaboration
Component Skill:
Valuing others
Compass Points
15-25 min
Students learn to identify their personal work styles, and understand how these styles influence group dynamics.
Competency:
Productive Collaboration
Component Skill:
Navigating roles
Teamwork Tune-Up
20-30 min
Students learn to reflect on their teamwork, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies for effective collaboration.
Competency:
Productive Collaboration
Component Skill:
Reflecting on our work
