2022 Year in Review - Resources to Explore and Reflect on the Year

Collection of Resources for Teachers and Students to Reflect on the Year That Was  

Two of my favorite moments as the year winds down are when Spotify releases my "Wrapped" and Google releases the "Year in Search". I love both of these because they encourage me to think about where I've been. What went well? What could have been better? They inspire me to be curious and explore. 

I think reflecting on where we've been is important, so I always welcome back my students to the New Year with several activities connected to the events, stories, and trends from the previous year. I think that reflecting on where we've been can help us achieve more going forward. 

I've also posted our 2023 One Word HyperDoc Activity One Word HyperDoc Activity and our Reboot the Noggin - 2022 Reflection Activity for Teachers & Learners. These are both activities that could be used with students to wrap up 2022 or to look ahead to 2023.

Educators are always welcome to copy and modify anything we create to use with their own students. Please don't just recreate these and then sell them.

Today I wanted to share some of the resources I've compiled as I explore the year that was in 2022. Past years have taught me that these resources are posted from December through the middle of January, so I will update this post as I discover more, Please plan to come back to see updates to this list. 

Retro Report - Documentaries Connecting the Past and the Present

Retro Report has produced more than 250 short documentaries and video series in partnership with The New York Times, PBS, the New Yorker, VICE, Scientific American, NBC News, Politico, Time, The Guardian, Univision, and others.

Today I wanted to share another literacy resource connected to past and present events, Retro Reports.

Project Zero - Thinking Routine Toolbox

 PZ's Mission: Project Zero’s mission is to understand and nurture human potentials –such as learning, thinking, ethics, intelligence and creativity –in all human beings. Our research examines the nature of such potentials, the contexts and conditions in which they develop, and the practices that support their flourishment.

Today I wanted to explore Project Zero'sThinking Routines Toolbox. The toolbox brings together routines and strategies to support student learning across grade levels and subject areas.

One Word to Rule Them All - 2023 One Word Student HyperDoc Challenge

I always like to welcome my students back after the holiday break with a bit of reflection. I also think it is important to revisit goals and set goals for the new year. For the last several years we've focused on the idea that one word can be the foundation for the year.

Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Scrap that long list of goals you won’t remember a few weeks from now anyway! Choose just one word.

One word you can focus on every day, all year long… One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live. It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your one word will shape not only your year, but also you. It will become the compass that directs your decisions and guides your steps. (OneWord365)

Today I wanted to share a HyperDoc designed to help students set goals for the 2023 year with a focus on "one word". This activity is inspired by Mike Ashcraft's and Rachel Olsen's book My One Word: Change Your Life With Just One Word. 

News Literacy Project - Resources to Support Media Literacy in the Classroom

"News literacy is the ability to determine the credibility of news and other information and to recognize the standards of fact-based journalism to know what to trust, share and act on." (Source)

Few educators will argue that media and news literacy are essential skills that our students need to develop today more than ever. Today I wanted to share the News Literacy Project.  The site provides educators with short activities, quizzes, and graphics to engage learners in concepts and topics connected to media literacy.