Driving Question

Driving Question:

How can I incorporate technology to teach students how to grow things in a sustainable fashion?

Basically I am interested in teaching students how to grow their own food and have them realize why local, fresh food is important. I would love to incorporate this into their seventh grade biology class. I will be including technology as the place students record their data. Then, the data can be shared between students, classes, and even schools.

A lot of students in Athens are from low SES backgrounds, which does not give them a great start. They are statistically vulnerable for being overweight, teen pregnancy, having a lack of motivation just to name a few risks. My hope is enlightening them about what to eat and how processed foods can really harm their bodies, I can improve their chances at the risks for the future.

Technology will be incorporated as an outlet for students to share their ideas and data. Students can communicate with other students to learn, to put it simply, gardening. It sounds simple, and it is. Simplicity is where we should be going, but a new simplicity. I want students to be free to do what they want in the classroom. What do they think will be good for them to know? How can we get students motivated to learn the material for standardized tests? How can we teach in the most efficient and effective way for each student?