My students have a hard time remembering things they have been taught. Making lessons hands on helps them learn it. Having them teach it, they own it.
The students at our school are very diverse.
They are diverse in their language skills, over 30 languages are spoken among our students. They are diverse in the various ethnic groups represented. They are diverse in the places they have lived, we have many military students among our ranks. Where they are not so different is in their need to produce to learn. Being hands on allows them to own the knowledge.
My Project
I am requesting some of the materials my students need to present information regarding the Civil Rights. Each student is to be paired with another and they will research an individual who was significant is the Civil Rights Movement and they will then teach the class about their individual.
The class will then be able to piece the individuals together to see the progress that was made through the lives of these individuals that they have taught about and were taught about by their peers.
Giving the students the chance to be responsible for teaching information to their peers is providing them with the sense of responsibility for providing their peers with knowledge.
This not only improves them as an individual, but as a scholar as well. As they strive to become more mature, they will succeed in all they do.
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