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We know the importance of teaching students grit and resilience. Through research by Angela Duckworth, among others, we’ve learned just how important it is for students to persevere, try again and appreciate process over final product. What becomes difficult, though, is communicating their journey when everything is said and done. One of the most important parts of the learning process is reflection, yet as humans, we often want to wrap things up and move on as soon as we can.
Imagine that your students are assigned a STEAM project where they have 2 hours to design a boat that will float and withstand 20 mph winds. When everything’s complete, they have 5 prototypes they’ve tested, 8 failed attempts and 1 success. Asking students to reflect on their process is helpful, but imagine how much more information they could comment on and how proud they would be of their perseverance if they could see the whole thing compressed to mere seconds.
In this video, we’ll talk about how to use time-lapse photography to document a process, and increase students’ resilience and pride in their work.