The principal at VIDA posed a question to teachers: if there were no rules, and no curriculum, what would you like to teach to a group of students? One teacher landed on cryptozoology–the study of creatures whose existence has not been proven. Students took on unique challenges such as figuring out how a creature might evolve, what features it might have, etc. They completed a “design a creature” project based on these questions and 3D printed models of their designs. This project allowed students to be extremely creative and come up with completely unique ideas!
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Produced by Marco Torres, Director of Story at Digital Promise
- Topics: Evidence-Based EdTech , Pathways and Economic Mobility , Systems and Leadership
- Learning Environments: K-12
- Audiences: Educators
- Offerings: Practice and Professional Learning
- Programs: Verizon Innovative Learning Schools