Use this fun list of 27 great ideas to help you plan some fun end-of-year activities -- included is a special section at the end for celebrating the class of 2022. Many of the ideas here play out in the digital world, but there are some offline options as well.
Just a few examples of activities include:
- Post a Flipgrid asking students to share one accomplishment from the year that they're proud of
- Create a virtual yearbook
- Create a word cloud for each student
- Host a talent show
- Create an Instagram Class of 2022 Yearbook page
- Seniors can collaborate and contribute to a scrapbook about their time together, which the school can keep for their 10-year reunion

Culture is crucial. Teachers want to build it in the classroom. School administrators want to build it in their schools. How do we build relationships with students, set standards, and make school a place where students want to be?

The classroom is a good place to start. This video shares 5 ways to build school culture with your interactive display.

Samsung has a fantastic interactive display called the Samsung Interactive Pro. This is the tool being used in the video, but the same strategies can be used with any interactive display device.

Here are the 5 ways to build school culture with your interactive display:
#1 - Classroom Rules and Norms Brainstorming Session
#2 - Get to Know You Unboxing Video Activity
#3 - Create a Digital Appreciation Board
#4 - Create a Class Banner or Quilt
#5 - Do a Digital "What Do You Remember" Activity

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These challenges are designed for staff to help build solid character and culture in their schools and classrooms. What a great resource to use to start your school year off on the best foot!

You will also find 100+ Student character dares!

...and Family character dares!

Designed to help teachers build positive relationships with families, this Module highlights the diversity of families and addresses the factors that school personnel should understand about working with the families of children with disabilities (est. completion time: 1 hour).

This amazing video will clearly explain the PeBL philosophy at Sun West School Division. The who, what, when, where, why and how of PeBL are addressed. Topics include the continuum of learning, transfer of responsibility, personalized learning, the three pillars of PeBL. This resource will clearly explain everything you need to know to get started embracing PeBL at home or in the classroom today!

Thom Gibson shares his ideas on how to design student jobs for your classroom community.
This fits into Distribution of Leadership in our REORDER framework and fosters developing 21st century competencies or skills.

For the past two years, Dinsmore Composite School has been developing a mentorship program for K-8 as part of the school timetable. The purpose of the program was to provide opportunities for older students to develop leadership skills and to foster collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills among all students. The planning and implementation process as well as an overview of the learning outcomes and activities will be highlighted. Participants will be invited to share their own experiences with mentorship in their schools and classrooms.

"Humor, goofiness, joy, fun — these were actually vital to developing a creative classroom culture. When I taught middle school, we had a wordplay wall at the back with ridiculously bad dad jokes (things like “fire drill” and “slow jams” and “graduated cylinder”). We had Easter Eggs hidden throughout the classroom. We had our own version of a Rick Roll. If someone asked you to “share a link,” you had to “Cher a link” instead, sending them to a music video from Cher. "

This excellent resource includes videos, and some reading. It's very engaging - and fun! It's all about bringing joy to your classroom - which happens to spark community, creativity and foster risk taking! Win win win!

The following resource provides an overview of the REORDER framework (relationships, environment, opportunities, resources, distribution of leadership, evaluation & recognition).

This video explains the first pillar of the PeBL philosophy - Culture using the REORDER framework. This video was made in 2017.

This package includes a wealth of valuable resources when preparing to plan and assess using PeBL.
Documents include: starting with the end in mind, unpacking outcomes, developing learning experiences, developing unit plans, developing lesson plans, 9 events of instruction, think aloud to unpack outcomes, steps to unpack outcomes and indicators, including 21st century skills, including REORDER, unit planning template.

This video explains how to decide if all constituents are ready to begin their PeBL journey! This video was created in 2017.

This resource will explore some of the frequently asked questions about the REORDER framework.

AP 110 2d REORDER Rubric that is used to implement PeBL philosophy into Sun West schools and classrooms. The rubric is based on the REORDER framework where each part of the framework is based on a 4 point scale for focus areas.

There rubrics can help you assess where your school and/or class currently fit within the REORDER framework, and plan to further develop or improve and goal set.