An integrated thematic unit designed to help students explore and share their passions.
What is something you love to do?
How much do you really know about it? What can you do to learn more about it? How can you share it with the world? |
Learning centered on student-choice and creating meaningful works that impact the community. |
Students demonstrate higher-order thinking skills and knowledge when they create projects. When engaging at this level, students are hypothesizing, planning, and constructing. This integrated thematic unit (ITU) is designed to challenge students to discover their passions while creating meaningful works designed for real audiences and communities beyond the walls of the classroom.
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A collaborative project-based unit which integrates inquiry, research, writing, and service. |
This ITU initially focuses on individual passions and eventually transitions into a small group collaborative project united by theme and function. Student-oriented and creation-focused, this collaborative learning project provides a structured approach to developing solutions to real-world problems identified by the students.
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Designed and structured as a 20time project as adapted by Kevin Brookhouser, M.Ed. |
By designing this ITU as a 20time project, we hope to create a powerful learning experience which leads to increased motivation, creativity, and divergent critical thinking. To help inspire innovation and creativity, Google offers employees 20% of their time to pursue projects of their choosing. We follow Kevin Brookhouser's example of how to take this concept into the classroom in the form of 20time projects which are designed to foster learning that is meaningful and enduring in a modern society of constant change.
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References
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Anderson, L. W., Krathwohl, D. R., & Bloom, B. S. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Allyn & Bacon.
Brookhouser, K. (2015). The 20time project: How educators can launch Google's formula for future-ready innovation. San Bernardino, CA: 20time.org. Bruffee, K. A. (1999). Collaborative learning: Higher education, interdependence, and the authority of knowledge. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4363. |