Learning Highway

Technology using visuals and audio are strong persuasive tools. They have the power to inform us about issues, inspire us to learn more, and incite us to take action. In this project based unit, students will experience this power as they research, write, film, and edit their own Public Service Announcements. This product includes: *Unit Summary *Essential Question *Essential Understanding *Outcomes *Cognitive Standards Covered *Affective Standards Covered *Materials & Resource List *Complete I

Create your own hybrid animal species? Why, yes, we can do that! In this unit, which utilizes the Talents Unlimited Model based on the work of Calvin Taylor and adapted by Carol Schlichter, students will do just that. While it's all good fun, they will be using creative and critical thinking skills that will help them be successful in all areas of life. Those include: productive thinking, decision-making, planning, communication, and forecasting. Come...take a walk on the wild side.... This

WHAT is a hero? WHO is your hero? In this concept based unit, students will learn about the men and women whose achievements have made a direct or indirect influence in the lives of others. Students will explore the distinction between a hero and a celebrity. They will develop a personal definition of heroism and characteristics of heroes. Students will then select, research, and develop a product on a hero and compare them to a hero from a book they have read. As a follow-up, students will re

Provide your gifted and high-achieving students the opportunity to learn the power of infographics to communicate information in a visually appealing and concise way. Students will conduct research on a career of interest and their research data will be used to create an infographic. This product will provide you with: *Mini-unit with 8-10 hours of learning *Technology tutorials *Student handouts and printables *Assessments The infographic portion of the mini-unit could be used with any researc

How do you learn? This gifted and talented unit challenges students to be introspective and create a product to metaphorically represent the way they learn. The unit explores metaphors and symbolism in photography. Students then go on a photo shoot to take pictures that symbolize them metaphorically. These photos are then editing using free web 2.0 photo editing software to create a final presentation with text and visuals. This unit not only addresses critical thinking skills, but affectiv