You’re not relevant anymore… It’s OK. Really. It would be concerning if you did share the same interests as an 11 year old. What’s not OK is telling preteens that Math, Science, History is important just because you say so. Or, even worse, telling them it’s relevant because they’ll need a job one day. Yea, that 12 year old struggling to figure out unit rate is really stressing over that fact that one day he’ll have to feed his family… NOT… (BTW, saying NOT is no longer part of popular culture…) With a basic understanding of your Utah Common Core Standards and some tips that I’ll provide for accessing your student’s Pop Culture you can create Problem Based Learning activities that are relevant and engaging for your students.
