Students design the learning experience.
20Time is a simple concept that any teacher can execute. Give students one day a week to work on a project of their choosing. What kind of project? One that serves a real audience.
Get your class
out of the classroom.
20Time in 5 steps
Bad ideas drive great ideas.
Step 1: The Bad Idea Factory
Most students don't know how to answer the question, "what kind of project do you want to pursue?"
Help them discover great ideas through The Bad Idea Factory.
20Time is serious business.
Step 2: The Proposal
Often it is a business.
That's why 20Time projects need thoughtful, polished proposals presented to the class to provide critical feedback.
Click on the Google Doc template below to open.
File > Make a copy
Share with your students.
Accountability.
Not compliance.
Step 3: The Blog
Three things:
1. What did you accomplish this week?
2. What are you working on right now?
3. What do you plan to do next?
Oh yeah, include a photo.
60 seconds.
Make them count.
Step 4: The Elevator Pitch
You find yourself in an elevator with the one person who has the power to make your project a reality. You have the time it takes to get to the top floor to sell her on your idea. Do it.
Watch a segment from an elevator pitch here.
Show off.
Step 5: Final presentations
It's time to celebrate DONE. The end of the year closes with a series of presentations modeled after the TED conference. Students have an opportunity to demonstrate their hard work, their struggles, and their victories to the whole community.
Watch Maddie's final presentation here.