Move & Groove: Space for Body & Brilliance!

High School Grade Project 10 weeks

Move & Groove: Space for Body & Brilliance!

Michael D

DA:Pr5.1.I.b

Collaboration

Effective Communication

Content Expertise

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

+ 2 more

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Purpose

This project aims to engage high school students in the design and creation of a versatile outdoor space that serves dual purposes: promoting physical activity and facilitating community gatherings. Students will collaborate to conceptualize and construct features that cater to diverse needs, encouraging inclusivity and participation. Through this hands-on experience, students will apply real-world problem-solving skills, deepen their understanding of design principles, and foster essential skills such as communication, collaboration, and self-directed learning, while meeting national core arts standards for healthful practices in dance and physical activities.

Learning goals

Students will collaboratively design a multipurpose outdoor space that integrates physical activity, learning, and community engagement. They will apply principles of healthful practices, including nutrition and injury prevention, in their design process, aligning with personal performance goals. Through this project, students will develop skills in collaboration, effective communication, and critical thinking, while engaging in self-directed learning and fostering a strong academic mindset.

Standards

[National Core Arts Standards] DA:Pr5.1.I.b - Develop a plan for healthful practices in dance activities and everyday life including nutrition and injury prevention. Discuss implementation of the plan and how it supports personal performance goals.

Competencies

Collaboration - Students co-design projects with peers, exercise shared-decision making, strengthen relational agency, resolve conflict, and assume leadership roles.
Effective Communication - Students practice listening to understand, communicating with empathy, and share their learning through exhibiting, presenting and reflecting on their work.
Content Expertise - Students develop key competencies, skills, and dispositions with ample opportunities to apply knowledge and engage in work that matters to them.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Students consider a variety of innovative approaches to address and understand complex questions that are authentic and important to their communities.
Self Directed Learning - Students use teacher and peer feedback and self-reflection to monitor and direct their own learning while building self knowledge both in and out of the classroom.
Academic Mindset - Students establish a sense of place, identity, and belonging to increase self-efficacy while engaging in critical reflection and action.

Products

Students will collaboratively design and construct a multipurpose outdoor space, including features for physical education and community presentations. Throughout the process, they will develop models and prototypes, utilizing innovative research and technology to finalize design plans. At the end of the project, students will present their creation in a showcase event, demonstrating its functionality and impact, while reflecting on their learning journey and addressing community feedback.

Launch

Kick off the learning experience with a collaborative site visit to existing multipurpose spaces in the community to gather design inspiration and functionality ideas. Following the visit, facilitate a brainstorming session where students sketch initial ideas and consider how the design can meet diverse needs while promoting physical activity and community engagement. Encourage students to present their sketches in small groups, fostering peer feedback and incorporating insights on effective communication and collaboration.

Exhibition

Students will present their final outdoor space designs to an audience of peers, educators, and community members in a collaborative exhibition event. Each group will showcase models, drawings, and prototypes of their proposed multipurpose physical education/presentation space, highlighting the features that support movement, learning, and engagement. The exhibition will include interactive sessions where students explain design choices and demonstrate how their plans meet diverse needs for inclusivity. Attendees can provide feedback, promoting real-world communication and critical analysis skills as students reflect on their work and potential community impact.

Rubric

Competency Progression Rubric Competency-first rubric

Category	Learning Goal	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Deeper Learning Competencies	Collaboration	I can work together with my peers to create thoughtful designs for our outdoor space, consider everyone's ideas and needs, and explain our plan for keeping movement safe and healthy.	I actively contribute ideas and listen when my group shares their thoughts I help our group combine different viewpoints to create a plan for our outdoor space that considers healthful practices, like safe physical activity, and communicates these ideas clearly in our sketches.	I can collaborate effectively by participating in shared decision-making with my peers, bringing diverse ideas into our design of the multipurpose outdoor space I use clear communication to explain how our design supports healthful practices like nutrition and injury prevention, detailing how these elements contribute to our personal performance goals and addressing community needs.	I can effectively collaborate with my peers to design and construct a multipurpose outdoor space by actively sharing ideas, listening empathetically, and incorporating feedback I demonstrate leadership in decision-making and navigate any conflicts with solutions that prioritize the group's goals Through our project, I integrate healthful practices by creating inclusive designs that promote awareness of nutrition and injury prevention, enhancing physical activity and community engagement.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Effective Communication	I can confidently present my design ideas by clearly explaining how my outdoor space promotes physical activity and community engagement, incorporating feedback to enhance its inclusivity and effectiveness I share my thoughts with empathy, listen actively to suggestions, and make thoughtful decisions to improve my plan for achieving personal performance goals related to healthful practices.	I can present my design ideas clearly and listen to the feedback from my peers to improve my sketches I use what I've learned about healthful practices in dance and everyday life to explain how my plan supports physical activity and community engagement.	I effectively present my design ideas by clearly explaining how they promote physical activity, nutrition, and injury prevention in an inclusive outdoor space while actively listening and responding to community feedback to refine my plans and meet diverse needs.	I can confidently present my outdoor space design to an audience, clearly explaining the design choices and how they promote physical activity and community engagement I use feedback effectively to refine my project, demonstrating empathy, active listening, and insightful responses I can articulate a detailed plan for incorporating healthful practices, such as nutrition and injury prevention, and explain how these choices support my personal performance goals and those of the community.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Content Expertise	I can identify and explain design principles that promote healthful practices in outdoor spaces, including how nutrition and injury prevention can be integrated into the design to support personal and community goals.	I can apply basic knowledge of design and healthful practices to create initial sketches for our outdoor space project, making sure my ideas reflect basic principles of nutrition and injury prevention I am able to explain how my design choices can start to address community needs for movement and engagement.	I apply my knowledge of healthful practices to our outdoor space design by integrating features that support nutrition and prevent injury I can explain how these elements align with personal performance goals during our discussions and showcase.	I can expertly design a versatile outdoor space that integrates physical activity, learning, and community engagement I thoughtfully apply principles of healthful practices, ensuring that my design supports nutrition and injury prevention I articulate how my plan aligns with my personal performance goals, showcasing deep understanding and practical application of design principles that fulfill diverse community needs.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Critical Thinking & Problem Solving	I can identify challenges in designing an outdoor space that promotes physical activity and community engagement, and I use creative thinking to propose initial ideas that integrate healthful practices like nutrition and injury prevention, aligning these with my personal goals and performance outcomes.	I can explore a range of solutions to design a multipurpose outdoor space that encourages physical activity and community engagement I use feedback from peers and site visits to refine my ideas and ensure they support healthful practices, like dance and safe physical activities I can explain how my plan promotes inclusivity and meets community needs, while aligning with personal performance goals.	I can explore various innovative design ideas for our outdoor space by actively considering the needs for both physical activity and community engagement, and I seek input from others to refine my plans I can demonstrate thoughtful decision-making by integrating healthful practices, like nutrition and injury prevention, and clearly explaining how these enhance the overall functionality of the space, supporting both personal and community goals.	I can effectively integrate innovative solutions to create a multipurpose outdoor space that promotes physical activity and community engagement, demonstrating my mastery of design principles and healthful practice concepts Through collaborative planning and reflection, I ensure inclusivity and thoughtful communication of my ideas, defending my design decisions with evidence and aligning them with personal and community goals.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Self Directed Learning	I can independently set goals and create a plan to implement healthful practices in my design work, using feedback to adjust my approach and ensure our outdoor space promotes physical activity and community engagement effectively.	I can actively use feedback from my peers and teachers to adjust my design ideas for the outdoor space, ensuring that my plan includes healthful practices and supports personal performance goals I regularly reflect on my progress and identify areas where I can improve, demonstrating my ability to manage my learning journey both in and out of the classroom.	I can effectively use feedback from my peers and teacher to refine my design ideas and set goals that align with healthful practices, such as incorporating injury prevention strategies I actively monitor my progress and adapt my plans to achieve personal performance goals, demonstrating an understanding of how healthful choices in my design contribute to community engagement and physical activity.	I can independently monitor my progress and adjust my approach based on feedback, using self-reflection to ensure my design plan integrates healthful practices effectively I confidently incorporate nutrition and injury prevention strategies that support personal performance goals, showing a deep understanding of how these elements enhance the overall design and community impact.
Deeper Learning Competencies	Academic Mindset	I confidently explore and express my ideas on designing our multipurpose outdoor space, ensuring that I incorporate healthful practices and consider diverse community needs I actively contribute to group discussions about nutrition and injury prevention, setting personal goals for improving my work and understanding how these aspects enhance the design and the community's experience.	I can express confidence in my ability to contribute to my team's design, understanding how our plans for nutrition and injury prevention support the community's diverse needs while achieving both physical activity and engagement goals.	I can design and explain a multipurpose outdoor space that supports physical activity and community engagement by applying principles of nutrition and injury prevention I confidently present my ideas and consider feedback to enhance my understanding and improve my design choices.	I can confidently articulate how my design decisions in the multipurpose outdoor space project align with principles of nutrition and injury prevention to enhance community well-being I actively integrate feedback from peers and community members into my adjustments while maintaining a strong sense of identity and belonging, ensuring that my contributions meaningfully benefit both my performance goals and community needs.

Learning Journey

Ask

Students will engage in collaborative brainstorming sessions to define the problem of designing a multipurpose outdoor space, identify practical constraints like budget and site limitations, and develop essential questions to guide their project, laying a strong foundation for the imagination phase.

Days 1 - 8