As an education candidate, I understand the importance of engaging students in learning. Within my classroom, we did a project that engaged not only our students but also those from different states and countries as well. Students sent Valentine's Day cards back and forth with different facts about the location it was coming from to others from different states and countries. From the video, you can see that virtually all students are intellectually engaged and through my questioning tactics, students were involved in a well-designed learning task and activity that required a complex way of thinking from students. Students were able to work together to explore the cards that we received to compare and contrast them with different cards and their own home state of West Virginia. This area of the activity allows learning to be suitably scaffolded through peer integration and discussion that challenges students to explain their thinking and thought processes when comparing and contrasting the cards with one another. Students were able to expand their critical thinking skills by discussing noticeable differences in each geographical location. These cards included historical facts, geographical facts, weather patterns, and more fun facts about the area in which they were sent from. This allowed students to explore the differences and diversity within our world from the classroom. Since we let students explore the cards on their own and discuss with peers, this provides evidence of some student initiation of inquiry and student contributions to the exploration of important content. This activity provided students with enough time to not only intellectually engage with and reflect upon their learning but also consolidate their understanding. Students reflect on the facts provided in the cards with one another and also discussed what they learned to me and other students. They would dhow each other things they found that they thought were interesting in order to consolidate their thoughts together. This activity kept our students engaged and excited about learning facts about the world around them. This project also provided students with a deeper connection to people from other states because they were able to introduce themselves in the cards and then discuss facts that they thought were interesting rather than students just looking up facts online. It was a very personalized activity, providing students with first hand knowledge from those living in different areas. This activity was able to provide students with the experience of exploring and doing rather than just being told facts about these states. This follows the research-based Constructivist Theory established by Jean Piaget. Students learn better through experiencing and doing rather than just being told, so this interactive activity was engaging and hands on for students.