Student Empowerment Archives – Page 8 of 9

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Hold a Film or Art Festival: Celebrate Student Excellence, Encourage Creativity & Build Rapport

Plan a film or arts festival to showcase students’ creativity and original work. Consider developing the projects in a core class that most students…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Student Self-Awareness & Self-Knowledge: Ask the Right Questions to Understand Your Students

Ask students essential questions. This activity is a great way to learn more about your students, while fostering a sense of self-reflection. These qu…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Diverse group of four high school students have a lively conversation while other small groups of students in the background do the same.

Student Engagement Through Relevant Discussion: Link Real-World Current Challenges to the Classroom

Give students the opportunity in classrooms, or a common area, to identify a current challenge (either in or out of school), and have them connect two…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Create a Career Pathway Experience: Making Learning Relevant for All Students

Create CTE or career pathways schoolwide so that every student experiences project-based learning throughout their school experience. Check out Valley…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Critical Thinking Skill Development: Embed THINK Skills into Lesson Plans

Have teachers in a specific grade, subject, or PLC focus on embedding THINK skills or behaviors in their lesson planning for the next 6 months to a ye…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Diverse group of teenagers holding filled trash bags, yard tools, and other cleaning materials smiling at their successful community pickup.

Create Grade-Level Hands-on Student Projects: Engaging & Connecting Students with Their Community

Create grade-level projects or capstones that give students the opportunity to do hands-on work in the community. These can be set up as projects stud…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Three smiling, older elementary school students holding certificates and standing in front of their respective science fair poster-board displays.

Plan a Maker Event, Science Fair, or Entrepreneur Day: Engaging & Connecting Students to School Relevance

Plan and implement a school-wide or whole grade maker event, science fair, or entrepreneur day and have students develop projects for the event in a s…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Foster Problem-Solving & Creativity: Apply Divergent Thinking Strategies in Lesson Plans

Include divergent thinking strategies in your lesson plans using instructional strategies. Divergent thinking is the process of generating multiple id…

Inflexion January 16, 2021

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Ocean View College Application Day

Interview with Dr. Courtney Robinson about the annual College Application Day at Ocean View High School. All seniors apply, during the school day, to …

Inflexion April 18, 2018

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