Step 1: How to choose a project that is inspiring to you: Brainstorm: combine two: What would you like to create? What would you like to learn? Who do you want to help? Consider service causes: DoSomething.org has a long list of ideas. Notice what bothers you and what inspires you. These might be areas for creative solutions or supports Make a bracket to narrow down your brainstorm: https://www.printyourbrackets.com/fillable-brackets/16-team-single-fillable.pdf Step 3. How to make the project substantial. Don’t make it too basic. How do you get the learning in so that this isn’t like a 7th grade project or takes a short amount of time? Asking for input is a great way to make your project more useful to you and others. Also, try to plan on using resources that will help you become more deeply involved, for example:
Step 3. How to make the project manageable. Don’t over-do it. Clearly state what you would like to do (I want to learn….., I want to make….I want to do…). Also, be reasonable – Aim for a summer long project. Make sure it’s something that can be worked on in a reasonable amount of time. POOR EXAMPLE I want to learn how to code. GOOD EXAMPLE I want to learn how to code using Python so that I can build an app to help me and others organize homework. POOR EXAMPLE I want to choreograph a two hour contemporary dance that will highlight the struggle for equal rights. GOOD EXAMPLE I want to choreograph an original, three minute, contemporary dance about the struggle for equal rights that I can post onto YouTube to share with the senior home nearby. from: http://www.designmakechange.com/ Other ideas for this project from https://mrblackwelder.wordpress.com/ and A.J. Guliani via cultofpedagogy.com
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AuthorMs. Ferguson is one of the librarians at Brooklyn Tech. She has a background in service learning and this is one of her passion projects. Archives
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