Web Extra: Wildwood
Clip: 12/15/2014 | 7m 30s
Wildwood eight-graders explain the themes they chose for their websites.
Wildwood eighth grade students, Cynthia Flores, MacKenzie York and Tatum Thompson explain the themes they chose for their websites. The class is following the Next Generation Curriculum, similar to the Common Core standards, but for science. Students chose topics in each literacy, science and social science. The websites will eventually be turned in and graded by teachers.
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Web Extra: Wildwood
Clip: 12/15/2014 | 7m 30s
Wildwood eighth grade students, Cynthia Flores, MacKenzie York and Tatum Thompson explain the themes they chose for their websites. The class is following the Next Generation Curriculum, similar to the Common Core standards, but for science. Students chose topics in each literacy, science and social science. The websites will eventually be turned in and graded by teachers.
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