The+Voice+Project

media type="youtube" key="ebJHzpEy4bE?rel=0" height="315" width="560" The Voice Project? The Legacy Project?

Not teacher's work Purposeful work Who owns the learning? Create * Connect * Change (ref legacyproject.org) Students have a voice in something larger. Students make contributions beyond self and teacher. Choice Voice in conversation Authentic

Legacy Project? Should we call this a "Legacy Project"? Connect to expository. . . persuasive. . . "Legacy" - contrived? forced? Do legacies happen extemporaneously? Perpetual?

MS Legacy Project
 * Legacy project is more than just a project
 * What can learners discover about themselves?
 * What can learners do to create a legacy?
 * Voice is part of legacy - not the entire project
 * Does "voice" take it down a notch?
 * "Voice" is possibly an over-familiar term vs. Legacy is a new term to us, maybe more of a fresh beginning
 * If students are interested in the project long after the project is over, it has left a legacy (Forestwood's landscape project)
 * Does the word, legacy, intimidate teachers or students?
 * HS teachers did not want the legacy project seem contrived
 * Do middle school teachers use the word, voice, in a different way than the HS?
 * HS teachers felt that students have a voice in the world - to speak what matters to them
 * Legacy is that others can see what students have left behind
 * "Rachael's challenge" is already a legacy in the district.
 * "Pay it forward" - share the idea with students
 * Does it matter what the project is called? Maybe middle school and high school projects should be named differently - it could be something that they could look forward to.
 * Look at this project as having a purpose for both students and teachers.
 * We often learn from the pain and experiences from earlier generations/student grade levels
 * We aren't necessarily looking at huge world problems - we're looking at synthesizing ideas and must be manageable for them
 * We shouldn't get hung up on the words
 * Who is the audience for the Legacy project? 7th grade could look at community issues and 8th grade could look at world issues


 * Ideas for a motto a la the Legacy Project**

Envision. Engage. Effect

Interest. Investigate. Impact.

Challenge. Collaborate. Change.

Investigation. Collaboration. Contribution.

Investigate. Collaborate. Contribute.