Friday, April 29, 2011

It's Almost Here ...

Identity Day is less than a week away. I can't wait! When I read George Couros' post about Identity Day back in June, I knew that I wanted to give this a try at our school. Thankfully the amazing staff at the school were just as eager. All week, I have heard students, teachers, administrators, and parents buzzing about the Identity Day Projects. I'm so excited to see all of them on Thursday!

Media literacy is a large part of our current TLCP, so to help build some more excitement about this special day, my Grade 1 and 2 students created advertisements about Identity Day. Below is a glog of their advertisements:


Right-click on the glog to view in full screen.

Now it's just waiting until May 5th to see what the staff and students share about themselves. I can't wait to see what interesting information we all learn about each other on Identity Day: the day we celebrate what makes each of us special.

For others that have had an Identity Day at their school, how did it go? What was the best part of this day? What did this day teach you about the people in your school community? I would love to hear!

Aviva

4 comments:

George Couros said...

I can't wait to see the images and visuals from this day! I am really looking forward to hearing about what your kids share. It sounds like you have worked hard to set up a great day :)

Good luck and have fu!

Aviva said...

Thanks George for the inspiration and encouragement along the way! I can't wait until Thursday, and I plan on taking lots and lots of pictures. It's going to be a great day!

Aviva

Unknown said...

Hey Aviva! I, too, am looking forward to seeing your version of Identity Day! I love the Glog! The best thing for me was seeing the kids beaming with pride about... themselves! I am so excited for your school!

Chris

Aviva said...

Thanks Chris! I'm really excited too. I love hearing the students discussing their projects already. They love sharing about themselves, and it will be great to see all of them sharing about themselves on Thursday!

Aviva