Google Slides is useful for the more public facing elements of the structure. In Sport Education, festivity and culminating events are important because they give emotional weight and a sense of closure to the season (Siedentop, 2002; Wallhead & OâSullivan, 2005). In social studies, Slides can be used to design the visual side of those culminating events and to track progress along the way.
One approach is to build a shared class slide deck that acts as a progress board. Each team controls a small cluster of slides where they post brief updates at key points in the season: their current case study focus, a working claim, pieces of evidence, and next steps. This can be aligned to the âI canâ statements and proficiency levels so that slides show not just what students are studying but how their work is moving along the progression. That visual record can then be revisited in whole class check ins or used as part of self assessment.
Slides naturally supports the public element of inquiry work. At the culminating event, teams can use their slides to present at a town hall simulation, inquiry fair, or digital exhibition. Knowing that their work will be projected in front of others can add the kind of meaningful pressure and purpose that game based designs use to keep players engaged, as long as criteria are clear and the environment is supportive (Hopper et al., 2018). It also addresses the motivational need for relatedness by giving students a real audience and a shared moment of celebration at the end of the season (if used collaboratively) (Fernåndez, 2011; Børhaug & Borgund, 2018).