Background/Rationale:
The 2020-21 school year has presented many challenges. The COVID-19 restrictions have limited school options classes, group work abilities, and the flexibility of getting students out of their desks and moving around. Many schools have forgone offering Option Classes due to safety restrictions on limiting interaction to designated cohorts. As an alternative, Gilbert Paterson Middle School offers a daily ‘Activity’ block that allows teachers the freedom to implement activities and projects of their choice. While this is an adequate replacement given the circumstances, it creates an extra task for teachers. These activities are non-academic, one to two week projects that are intended to be engaging and fun for the students. For our Professional Inquiry Project we will be creating a collection of Activity Modules that teachers are able to use during this activity block. These modules will consist of lessons, project directions, materials and suggested timelines. This collection of resources will be available through a website that will be shared with all GPMS staff and any other teaching staff looking for engaging, safe activities. Our hope is that offering a compiled resource of Activity Modules will allow for student wellness in the classroom and inter-teacher collaboration at all levels of the school.
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