We’re in motion. Friday was a day of publicizing our ideas.

Best practices for teachers: Give your students plenty of time to think about what they would like to pursue.  Some students will instantly come to an idea, but many more will need time to work through what they would like to do.  Plan plenty of activities, big and small, that will help students to arrive at their perfect projects.

One of my favorite leading questions: What do you do when you are supposed to be doing something else?

Help students work through their answers.  You’ll undoubtedly find that some students believe that they are completely uninteresting or uninspired or that their interests aren’t worthy of further exploration.

Example: One of my girls told me that her favorite way to spend her time is on the phone.  She loves Instagram and Twitter.  Now we’re working on a project that will allow her to teach others about social media.  What is it? What can it do?