1. In-Class Project #1: Schools of the Future

2. What will high school be like in 40 years (2051)?

3. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1969  No computers in classrooms

4. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1968  No computers in classrooms  No co-ed P.E.

5. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1968  No computers in classrooms  No co-ed P.E.  Boys take “shop,” girls take “home ec”

6. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1968  No computers in classrooms  No co-ed P.E.  Boys take “shop,” girls take home ec”  Dress code: no skirts shorter than 2 inches above knee; no shorts; no facial hair

7. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1968  No computers in classrooms  No co-ed P.E.  Boys take “shop,” girls take home ec”  Dress code: no skirts shorter than 2 inches above knee; no shorts; no facial hair  Lunches = traditional food

8. Extrapolation – a look backward to 1968  No computers in classrooms  No co-ed P.E.  Boys take “shop,” girls take home ec”  Dress code: no skirts shorter than 2 inches above knee; no shorts; no facial hair  Lunches = traditional food  No backpacks

9. Assignment:  Create a picture of what high school will be like in 2051  You don’t have to explain everything about the school – focus on a portion

10. Process:  Assigned groups of 2  Work in class; work out of class

11. Final product looks like something connected with high school (not just a brainstorming list):  “Pathfinder” page  Yearbook page  School website  Typical class or study session  Orientation  Other…

12. Final product visible to class:  Googledoc

13. Evaluated on ideas, not glitz:  Reasonable extrapolations  Original ideas  Coherent presentation (visual and verbal)