Project Launcher: A Powerful Learning Experience

When I began to teach the topics based on the curriculum, I thought how I can make a breakthrough at some point— especially in connection with Chinese food. The students have learned about this topic all the way from Lower School to Middle School, but never had live –school- experience.

As David Jakes concludes “Students must learn how to convey meaning emotionally. That’s why digital storytelling, when done right, can be such a powerful learning experience.”

So I assigned an authentic project: “Visiting a Local Night Market”. The students chose their own group to go to the Night Market and took their own photos there. They also designed their own photo story.

Here are Moeka and Eli, two 7^th graders who created their PhotoStory with purpose and pride to show how powerful their experience at the night market had been.

Now let me share it with you.