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Students in the twenty-first century are presenting original content all over the place. From Instagram to You Tube to blogs to class presentations, students are putting their thinking out there. Put how do we teach them to take pride in what they produce? Each spring we finish the year in my classroom with a Design Your Own PBL. Students select a problem and create an engineering solution to it. At the end of their learning, student produce a tri-fold board to show off their thinking. Over the years I have learned many lessons that help students to make these boards a work of pride. Lesson #1: Create the presentation along the way At each step in the process of this learning experience, students were required to submit a typed final draft of their work. Then, at the end of the project, all students had to do was print their work off to put on the final presentation boards. If students are creating a power point or a prezi, they can create their presentation at each step along the way too! Lesson #2: Plan for aesthetic appeal Students are wildly creative and will take great pride in creating--if we give them the proper tools, time and space. For this presentation, we use the Cricut to make titles, encourage the students to consider how they will make their work pop, and ask how they will help the audience visualize what they are trying to communicate. From there, it is all them. This year students created hand drawn logos, made lions from paper scraps, and developed many ways to accent their work. Lesson #3: Practice Makes Perfect Before students present to their audience, have them practice, practice, and practice some more. In our classroom, we present to each other and give "grows" (areas to improve) and "glows" (areas that are already awesome.) My goal as a teacher is to hear each student present along the way too. If I can't do it in person, I have them video their presentation on an I-Pod or phone so I can give them virtual feedback as well. Lesson #4: Use anchor charts for students to reference along the way As we begin presentations, we create a chart together of what all should be in the presentation. It is then hung in a prominent location so that students can refer to it early and often to make sure they are meeting the criteria. To generate the list, it works well to hand out the presentation rubric for students to analyze. Lesson #5: Provide Exemplars
Students create what we model for them. Provide students exemplars so that they know what you are expecting them to produce. If you are doing a new project with students, you may have to create the exemplar so that they know what you are looking for. After completing a successful project, ask students to keep examples for your next group of students or take lots and lots of pictures!
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