

How To Teach Us
The How to Teach Us online course was designed to help K-12 teachers integrate student voice into their classrooms. “How To Teach Us” was named as such because, in an effort to showcase strategies to enhance classroom practices around student voice, three separate documentaries were constructed to coincide with the three weekly themes of the course that specifically follow elementary, middle, and high school students.
The three focus areas for the course were: significant learning, day-to-day routines/schedules, and student-centered assessment practices. The course is designed to be completed over a total of 9 hours of work, with three separate assignments that ultimately culminate in a teacher presentation of learning (POL).
Deliverables
- Written self reflection, by course participants, on their own significant learning followed by an interview with a current student of theirs in order to compare and contrast.
- The creation of a “Dream Schedule” for either current or prospective students that reflects student voice considerations into planning.
- All assignments will culminate in a teacher POL on the subjects that were covered in the course.
Course Stats
- Provided by: High Tech High Graduate School of Education
- Platform: MailChimp
- Cost: Free Online Course
- Availability: Self-Paced Course, Always Available
- Language: English
- Duration: Self-Paced, minimum 4 hours
Materials Needed
Throughout the course, you will need certain materials in order to properly create your comic. They are:
- An Email
- A video camera
- A computer
- Willing peers for feedback
Course Design By

Patrick is a former classroom art educator at High Tech High Chula Vista as well as an Instructional Designer for the Office of Graduate Education at MIT. Currently Patrick is working with the HTH Graduate School of Education to enhance user experience for all audiences both on, and off, line.


Additional Course Resources
These resources are mentioned in the emails you receive after enrolling into the course.
- Video
- Transcript
- Document
- Comic &/Or Reading
- Models
- Rubrics
- Worksheets
- Tutorials
- Link
- Podcast
Email 2: Significant Learning
- "Significant Learning" Short Documentary
- Transcript - Significant Learning
- "The 16 Habits of Mind" by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
- "Motivation, Engagement, and Student Voice" by Eric Toshalis and Micahel J. Nakkula
- Habits of Experts - Checklist
- "The Instructional Triangle" - Deeper Learning Assessment Tool
- Email 2 Student Activity Models
Email 4: How We Show What We Know
- “How We Show What We Know” Short Documentary
- Transcript - How We Show What We Know
- "Presentations of Learning Keep Us Informed" -by Phil Wagner
- "Rhianne's Presentation Of Learning"- Video
- Transcript - Rhianne's Presentation Of Learning
- "High Tech High Exhibition Night 2008 Pt 1" - Video
- Transcript - High Tech High Exhibition Night 2008 Pt 1
- "High Tech High Exhibition Night 2008 Pt 2" - Video
- Transcript - High Tech High Exhibition Night 2008 Pt 2
- "High Tech High Festival Del Sol Night" - Video
- Transcript - High Tech High Festival Del Sol Night
- "Sample Student-Led Comments" - Reading
- "Elementary School Student Led Conference" - Video
- Transcript - Elementary School Student Led Conference
- Email 4 Student Models (Downoadable zip file)