My vision is a digital publication that includes all types of media, so I know it's important my curriculum covers each type of media in some way, and I also know it's important for each of these lessons or units to be valuable rather than cursory. Currently, I have a list of 27 UNIT ideas, not lesson ideas, but unit ideas, and it's only day two of the institute.
One of the ways I think I'll begin to solve this "problem" is by polling the kids because one of the points I took away from our diversity session this morning is the importance of buy in for creating a sustainable program. I want to know what they are interested in learning and creating and what skills they want to acquire. That way they leave with skills they will use, even if it's just for heir own edification, and I end up with natural advertisers.
This may end up affecting the product we will eventually produce, and, even farther down the road, we may end up with a different configuration and/or focus in terms of media each year, but that flexibility might prove interesting as well.
Carver Weakley
Cosby High School
Midlothian, Virginia
Twenty seven units?!?! That's an overwhelming amount! I like that you're going to ask your students for input because that will give them ownership for what they're learning, and they may be more eager to participate. I've also found that students work better when given choice.
ReplyDeleteEmily Sell
Bingham High School
South Jordan, Utah