"I wanted to do photography, but I also wanted to do something outside of my comfort zone. Usually I take pictures of objects or of nature. For this project I wanted to do pictures of people. I’ve noticed that a lot of girls feel insecure when taking pictures without makeup on. Society seems to tell people that they need it to look okay. I wanted to do photography of people with little to no makeup on so we can see that everyone is beautiful."
Well, I think it goes without saying, but I have to say it anyway - the type of thought Katie put into her project proposal is already getting me excited! I can't wait to see how this project turns out.
By the way, I decided to buy some 20% Time teacher literature this year to check up on myself and see if I could get some new ideas. I've been reading Donalyn Miller's The Book Whisperer and Penny Kittle's Book Love and what rings true in both of these books is that kids need to find love and passion in learning! I ordered The 20time Project by Keven Brookhouser which was super reaffirming and gave me some great new ideas. One big change that I think helps a lot is that I used his project proposal template for my students this year. It's a lot more user-friendly for 8th graders and I love the timeline layout - I'm predicting that this will help students achieve their goals and understand how to revise goals throughout the project a little more clearly.
Now, on to helping students set up blogs, post proposals using Google Docs, and giving myself time to read through each project proposal and discuss them with each student.
