Foundations Artifact #2

Student Creativity Project

Artifact #2

   The second artifact that I choose to reflect on is the student creativity project. This was an assignment where we were supposed to design a project for students that allows them to be creative while demonstrating mastery of the concepts. This project should encompass the ISTE standards for students and model best practices for creative thinking. 

          I wanted to include this artifact because as a teacher I am always trying to come up with new ways for students to be engaged and excited about the content that I teach. Most often students automatically hate math because they say it's boring. I am hoping with the project to change their mindset and bring a little fun into the classroom. 

        This project is designed for Algebra 1 students in High School. This project will follow the lesson on graphing stories, meaning students can interpret a real-life situation as to what it would look like on a graph. It’s important to pay attention to the unit of measure. The same story could have a drastically different graph based on if the graph focuses on the distance from something vs. time, the speed vs time, or the altitude vs. time.

Creating this project helped me grow as an educator because it forced me to think outside the box beyond worksheets and digital homework. Students are being asked to create and collaborate which are essential skills in today's world. I am providing students with options to better fit their comfort levels with technology. Students may choose to use WeVideo (a video editing program that our school has a license for) or they can simply use their cell phones and upload the video to YouTube. I am excited to try this project and I can't wait to see what my students come up with!

Link to Paper

Target 4 Graphing Stories

Group Project

Directions: Each group is responsible for creating a 15 second video where someone is doing something. Decide as a group if you will focus on distance vs time, speed vs time, or altitude vs time.  Check out this website for some ideas and examples of what I am looking for!

Examples: Graphingstories.com

1. Film your 15 second video either using your cell phone or WeVideo on your Chromebook. WeVideo is located on your single sign on portal.
2. You can edit your video using WeVideo or just upload the video to YouTube. You will have to submit a link to your video.
3. Create a graph to go with your story. Make sure to label all axis. You may draw the graph by hand and just upload a picture or you can use an app called Vernier Graphical Analysis (Link).
4. Fill out all parts to receive credit and turn back in this form!

*If you need technology help outside of the classroom you may stop by the LMC or see me before/after school*

Members in you group	1. 2. 3. 4.
Link to your video
Which measurement is your story about? Distance, speed, altitude, or other
Graph

Rubric

	Excellent 7 points	Proficient 4 points	Unsatisfactory 1 point or less
Video	The video is at least 15 seconds in length and the link works. The story is creative and make sense	The video is shorter than 15 seconds/ or does not make sense	Link is missing or there is less than 5 seconds
Graph	All parts include, axis labeled, and the graph correctly represents the story.	Missing some parts or the graph does not represent the full story.	Missing parts and/or not included. The graph does not match the story at all.
What is the story measuring?	2 Points for including the measurement		0 Points: Did not include measurement

_________/15 points