PodBuzz: School's Voice Adventure 🎙️

Category	Learning Goal	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Deeper Learning Competencies	Self Directed Learning	I seek out feedback from my teacher and classmates to help me understand different perspectives on my podcast project I use this feedback to set personal goals and make changes to improve my work, showing that I am learning about myself and what I can do better both in and out of the classroom	I can use feedback from my teacher and classmates to make some improvements to my podcast, and I can reflect on what I learned from the process to help guide my next steps in the project	I can effectively use feedback from my peers and teachers to make meaningful improvements to my podcast episode, demonstrating my ability to reflect on my work and make strategic changes that enhance the final product	I can independently set goals and track my progress throughout the podcast project, using feedback from my peers and teachers to reflect and make adjustments as needed I actively seek out resources and strategies that help me overcome challenges, ensuring my podcast effectively highlights diverse voices and stories from our community
Deeper Learning Competencies	Academic Mindset	I can begin to explore and identify topics that are meaningful to me and my school community, but I might need some help to connect these topics to the podcast theme or to express how they relate to underrepresented voices	I can identify and express my thoughts and feelings about the topics we explore in our podcast, showing how they connect to my own experiences and the school community I use feedback from my peers and teachers to improve my work, and I can share what I learned about myself during this project	I can confidently express my ideas and perspectives in our podcast, showing a strong sense of my identity and belonging I actively listen to my peers and engage in discussions that help us reflect on our work and grow as a team	I can confidently present my podcast episode at the school festival, clearly articulating the purpose and impact of my work I use audience feedback to reflect on my growth and feel a strong sense of pride and identity in sharing diverse voices and stories from my community
Deeper Learning Competencies	Critical Thinking & Problem Solving	I can explore different ways to solve complex problems by thinking about the different parts and asking questions, even if I need help to find the best solution	I can explore different approaches to solve problems and choose one that works, even if I need some help to fully understand or apply it I can identify a few ways to address complex questions in our podcast project, and I can use feedback to improve my ideas and solutions	I can effectively analyze and evaluate multiple perspectives on a given topic for our podcast, creatively integrating these viewpoints into a well-structured episode that highlights diverse voices I use critical thinking to identify complex issues relevant to our school community and propose innovative solutions or insights in our podcast discussions	I can creatively and effectively address complex questions about my community by integrating diverse perspectives into my podcast, using research and critical analysis to develop compelling stories, and applying mathematical concepts to enhance production quality
Deeper Learning Competencies	Content Expertise	I am beginning to explore how to create a podcast episode I can start gathering information about a topic but might need help organizing my ideas I am learning how to use mathematical concepts, like multiplying vectors, to improve my podcast production, and I am practicing how to communicate my thoughts clearly to my peers	I can begin to develop and share my podcast ideas by gathering information and using basic research to create an outline for my episode I can work with my team to brainstorm creative ideas and start scripting with some guidance, showing an initial understanding of how to incorporate diverse voices and stories in our podcast	I can effectively apply mathematical concepts, like vector multiplication and geometric relationships, to enhance my podcast production skills, ensuring that my episodes are well-structured and technically sound I consistently demonstrate a deep understanding of the content by using precise language and creative storytelling techniques to engage and inform my audience	I can expertly apply mathematical concepts like vector multiplication and geometric relationships to enhance my podcast production, ensuring the final product is both technically sound and creatively engaging I demonstrate a deep understanding of content by effectively integrating researched information and diverse perspectives into my podcast episodes, showcasing my ability to convey complex ideas clearly and compellingly
Deeper Learning Competencies	Effective Communication	I can share my podcast ideas with my peers and teachers, asking questions and listening to feedback to better understand how to communicate my message clearly	I can share my podcast ideas with classmates and incorporate their suggestions to make my content more interesting and clear I can present my ideas in a way that invites feedback and helps me improve my communication skills	I can effectively communicate my podcast ideas by incorporating thoughtful, well-researched content and creative scripting, ensuring my episodes are engaging and reflect diverse perspectives I actively listen to feedback from my peers and audience, using it to refine and enhance my episodes, demonstrating my ability to communicate with empathy and clarity	I can confidently present my podcast episode at the school-wide festival, clearly sharing the purpose and key points of my episode with an engaging and empathetic tone I actively listen to feedback from my peers, teachers, and community members, and use their insights to thoughtfully refine and improve my podcasting skills
Deeper Learning Competencies	Collaboration	I can participate in group discussions and contribute ideas when prompted, demonstrating a willingness to work with others I can follow group decisions and complete assigned tasks with guidance from peers or teachers	I can work with my team to create our podcast episode by sharing ideas and listening to others' suggestions I help make decisions about our podcast topics and script, and I contribute to our discussions by asking questions and offering solutions when we face challenges	I can effectively work with my peers to plan and create a podcast episode that highlights diverse voices in our school community I contribute ideas during brainstorming sessions, listen to others' perspectives, and share decision-making responsibilities to ensure our project is successful	I can effectively work with my peers to co-design and produce a podcast series, demonstrating leadership and shared decision-making to highlight diverse voices in our school community I actively listen to others' ideas, contribute my own, and help resolve any conflicts that arise, ensuring our project is successful and includes everyone's perspectives

Deeper Learning Competencies

Self Directed Learning

I seek out feedback from my teacher and classmates to help me understand different perspectives on my podcast project
I use this feedback to set personal goals and make changes to improve my work, showing that I am learning about myself and what I can do better both in and out of the classroom

I can use feedback from my teacher and classmates to make some improvements to my podcast, and I can reflect on what I learned from the process to help guide my next steps in the project

I can effectively use feedback from my peers and teachers to make meaningful improvements to my podcast episode, demonstrating my ability to reflect on my work and make strategic changes that enhance the final product

I can independently set goals and track my progress throughout the podcast project, using feedback from my peers and teachers to reflect and make adjustments as needed
I actively seek out resources and strategies that help me overcome challenges, ensuring my podcast effectively highlights diverse voices and stories from our community

Deeper Learning Competencies

Academic Mindset

I can begin to explore and identify topics that are meaningful to me and my school community, but I might need some help to connect these topics to the podcast theme or to express how they relate to underrepresented voices

I can identify and express my thoughts and feelings about the topics we explore in our podcast, showing how they connect to my own experiences and the school community
I use feedback from my peers and teachers to improve my work, and I can share what I learned about myself during this project

I can confidently express my ideas and perspectives in our podcast, showing a strong sense of my identity and belonging
I actively listen to my peers and engage in discussions that help us reflect on our work and grow as a team

I can confidently present my podcast episode at the school festival, clearly articulating the purpose and impact of my work
I use audience feedback to reflect on my growth and feel a strong sense of pride and identity in sharing diverse voices and stories from my community

Deeper Learning Competencies

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

I can explore different ways to solve complex problems by thinking about the different parts and asking questions, even if I need help to find the best solution

I can explore different approaches to solve problems and choose one that works, even if I need some help to fully understand or apply it
I can identify a few ways to address complex questions in our podcast project, and I can use feedback to improve my ideas and solutions

I can effectively analyze and evaluate multiple perspectives on a given topic for our podcast, creatively integrating these viewpoints into a well-structured episode that highlights diverse voices
I use critical thinking to identify complex issues relevant to our school community and propose innovative solutions or insights in our podcast discussions

I can creatively and effectively address complex questions about my community by integrating diverse perspectives into my podcast, using research and critical analysis to develop compelling stories, and applying mathematical concepts to enhance production quality

Deeper Learning Competencies

Content Expertise

I am beginning to explore how to create a podcast episode
I can start gathering information about a topic but might need help organizing my ideas
I am learning how to use mathematical concepts, like multiplying vectors, to improve my podcast production, and I am practicing how to communicate my thoughts clearly to my peers

I can begin to develop and share my podcast ideas by gathering information and using basic research to create an outline for my episode
I can work with my team to brainstorm creative ideas and start scripting with some guidance, showing an initial understanding of how to incorporate diverse voices and stories in our podcast

I can effectively apply mathematical concepts, like vector multiplication and geometric relationships, to enhance my podcast production skills, ensuring that my episodes are well-structured and technically sound
I consistently demonstrate a deep understanding of the content by using precise language and creative storytelling techniques to engage and inform my audience

I can expertly apply mathematical concepts like vector multiplication and geometric relationships to enhance my podcast production, ensuring the final product is both technically sound and creatively engaging
I demonstrate a deep understanding of content by effectively integrating researched information and diverse perspectives into my podcast episodes, showcasing my ability to convey complex ideas clearly and compellingly

Deeper Learning Competencies

Effective Communication

I can share my podcast ideas with my peers and teachers, asking questions and listening to feedback to better understand how to communicate my message clearly

I can share my podcast ideas with classmates and incorporate their suggestions to make my content more interesting and clear
I can present my ideas in a way that invites feedback and helps me improve my communication skills

I can effectively communicate my podcast ideas by incorporating thoughtful, well-researched content and creative scripting, ensuring my episodes are engaging and reflect diverse perspectives
I actively listen to feedback from my peers and audience, using it to refine and enhance my episodes, demonstrating my ability to communicate with empathy and clarity

I can confidently present my podcast episode at the school-wide festival, clearly sharing the purpose and key points of my episode with an engaging and empathetic tone
I actively listen to feedback from my peers, teachers, and community members, and use their insights to thoughtfully refine and improve my podcasting skills

Deeper Learning Competencies

Collaboration

I can participate in group discussions and contribute ideas when prompted, demonstrating a willingness to work with others
I can follow group decisions and complete assigned tasks with guidance from peers or teachers

I can work with my team to create our podcast episode by sharing ideas and listening to others' suggestions
I help make decisions about our podcast topics and script, and I contribute to our discussions by asking questions and offering solutions when we face challenges

I can effectively work with my peers to plan and create a podcast episode that highlights diverse voices in our school community
I contribute ideas during brainstorming sessions, listen to others' perspectives, and share decision-making responsibilities to ensure our project is successful

I can effectively work with my peers to co-design and produce a podcast series, demonstrating leadership and shared decision-making to highlight diverse voices in our school community
I actively listen to others' ideas, contribute my own, and help resolve any conflicts that arise, ensuring our project is successful and includes everyone's perspectives