1. EDUC 463: Project Pitch
Dr. Pam Coke
Spring, 2017

2. Motivation
If I could go back and teach 7th and 8th grade English language arts, I would incorporate my passions:
Traveling—include titles from France 2016; incorporate travel writing as well
Reading—more multicultural literature
Cooking—include recipes from my travels
Walking—Genius Hour group walks

3. Timeline Week Five: Develop context Week Six: Outline units 1-2
Week Seven: Outline Units 3-4
Week Eight: Outline Units 5-6
Week Nine: Outline Units 7-8
Week Ten: Workshop with a peer
Week Eleven: Revise and submit

4. Goal
I would love to use student-designed passion projects in middle school (adapted from our EDUC 463 yearlong plans).
As scary as it may seem at first, I would like to try allowing students to read different multicultural texts, using book clubs similar to those we are using in my current graduate course (E 632).

5. Context High Plains School (K-8) Thompson School District Loveland, CO
Grades 6-8
STEAM-focused curriculum