Prepare Students for Their Future: Develop a Course for Students to Explore Their Purpose
Develop a course for students to explore their purpose and gain a better understanding of who they are, and what they value.
Tag: Student Outcomes
Develop Student Agency: Allow Students to Manage Their Daily Learning
Use design thinking, or a hackathon approach, to give students the opportunity to envision how their daily school experience should change to allow st…
Teach Time Management: Help Students Develop 21st-Century Skills
Teach time management: Challenge students to use their time to do what matters most to them by using lesson plans like
this one from Harvard Graduate…
Create Internship Programs With Local Businesses to Provide Students Opportunities & Experience
Create internship programs with local businesses or organizations, such as Chamber of Commerce. Work with business partners to embed on-the-job projec…
Capstone Projects Focused on Real-World Issues: Create Meaningful Experiences that Engage All Students
Set up a process for students to annually engage in capstone projects focused on real-world issues. Have each student reflect and apply several key id…
Connect Career Interest with School Curriculum: Foster Student Engagement & Understanding of Relevance
Using MyNexMove.org, have students explore career options. Have the students make connections between what they learned, and the careers they are most…
Cultivate Growth Mindsets: Reflect on the Failures and Successes of Learning Something New
Challenge students to learn something new. Develop a space within classrooms to celebrate and reflect on the failures and successes in learning someth…
Incorporate KNOW Skills for Student-Centered Learning: Redesign Your School to Incorporate Project-Based Learning
Redesign and commit to a schoolwide framework and curriculum that uses Project Based Learning and/or cross-curricular experiences for all students.
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…
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…