Making Connections With Students Through Community-Based Projects

High school educators from Latitude High School explain how they see connections between the curriculum and students’ lives as key to engagement.

By Justin Reich

High school educators from Latitude High School in Oakland, California explain how they see connections between the curriculum and students’ lives as key to engagement. You’ll hear about one creative, community-based project that 10th grade students are working on that connects physics with the challenges of homelessness in their city. This video is part of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab’s online edX course, Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices. You can learn more at here.

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