7th Graders Take the Lead in Humanities Class

What happens when seventh graders become the teachers? This week on our Swain Campus Anna Crerand's seventh-grade humanities class, students did just that!

In pairs or groups of three, students read and annotated a text on the Atlantic Revolutions or the French Revolution. They then designed and delivered their own lessons to their classmates. Each lesson included key components such as vocabulary, main ideas, higher-order review questions, and a student take-away, which ranged from guided notes and printed slides to digital review games like Blooket or Quizlet.

Students were encouraged to draw inspiration from their favorite lessons and teachers as they shifted from passive learners to active architects of knowledge. After all the presentations, they engaged in structured self-reflection, evaluating their delivery, identifying strengths, and noting areas for improvement—often inspired by their peers' creativity and ideas.

The flipped learning experience was a success, with students finding as much value in creating the lessons as they did in learning from one another.