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Recent Designs

Waste Watchers: Sorting for a Healthier Earth

Grade level: 5th Grade

Initial ideas

Students have studied how the 4 earth systems interact to transfer matter that relies on solar energy and creates the web of life. Students have created models of the matter cycle of a forest ecosystem and a common rural ecosystem. The students need to use the science ideas from this learning to identify a type of waste we create at school that negatively impacts the local ecosystem. They need to design a way to get the students and staff to sort waste correctly. They also need to educate students and staff as to why their solution positively impacts the local ecosystem.

Traditions in the Making: ¡A Celebrar!

Grade level: High School

Initial ideas

How can we create a tradition that reflects our personal goals and cultural influences?What role do traditions play in shaping our personal and cultural identities? Students will create their own New Year's Eve tradition to deepen their understanding of Spanish language and culture. They will practice using ir + a + infinitive to express future intentions while exploring traditions from Spanish-speaking countries. The project will conclude with a multimedia presentation or exhibition, allowing students to showcase their creativity and cultural insights.

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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.