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Pitch Perfect: Animal Farm to Real-World Change

Grade level: 10th Grade

Initial ideas

We want to use unit 2 of our curricular framework as well as this project idea for ELA 10. We want students, in addition to an elevator pitch, to write an essay, linking their invention or solution to what they've learned as far as literary or rhetorical strategy from Animal Farm. Students can examine the chapters of Animal Farm while also getting support from HMH Into Literature resources.

Owl Ops: Body Systems in Action

Grade level: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

Initial ideas

an owl catching its prey. Students generate observations and questions about the phenomenon and create an initial model to explain how the owl's body systems work together to catch prey. students investigate structures and functions of the human body. Students explore how our bones and muscles are interconnected, how our eyes interact with light and impact our vision, and how our brain responds to stimuli in our environment.

CTSO Quest: Build, Lead, and Pitch!

Grade level: 9th Grade

Initial ideas

create a project where students have to choose the following organizations & have them come up with their own individual project to eventually present to the members of these organizations at school. come up with learning activities on what each organization is as well. Here is the list of organizations: (CTSO (Career & Technical Student Organizations): Technology Student Association Skills USA DECA HOSA

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What if there was a tool to help us take our wild project ideas and create a scope and sequence? There is! Inkwire and the Professional Learning team at High Tech High’s Graduate School of Education designed an AI-assisted curriculum planning tool.

Powered by High Tech High's Kaleidoscope framework for project-based learning (PBL) design, this AI assistant helps educators – and learners! – integrate standards and curriculum requirements into a cycle of PBL Essentials.

The AI-assisted Kaleidoscope tool is co-designed by Inkwire & the High Tech High Graduate School of Education Professional Learning Team. The "Design for Deeper Learning Kaleidoscope" framework is copyright by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education.