Adding Rigor to Your Classroom
Create!
How can Creation Add Rigor?
Rigor is increased when you engage critical thinking skills. Using applications such as Wixie, Pic Collage, Sock Puppet, and Tiny Tap, to name a few, can foster creativity. Challenge students to finish a story, change an ending, speak from another character's point of view and increase the rigor of your lesson.
Have you noticed that students work harder and care more about their creation when they know an authentic audience will be viewing it? It's not just about "putting it out there," an authentic audience is someone who really will care about students' work. Parents are great, but you can also connect with local businesses, government, and other students in the district or beyond. Have a purpose for sharing your students' work - who can it help, or inform, or entertain?
What Can You Do With WIXIE? Just About Anything!
Click this link to see some AWESOME ideas on how to use this versatile creation tool to tie into any curricular area! If you have ever tweeted using #wixie you may just see some of your ideas here!