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These are the
current projects taking place in 2009. Check back for additional
resources that will be added throughout the year!
Contact Us to participate in any of the projects below! |
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Meet the Candidates! This was a multiple
intelligences/media literacy project-based learning unit for upper
elementary and middle school students! Visit to view
the voting map, the students' media products, and photographs from
Searingtown School's Election Rally!
This project is now closed!
Contact Teacher Editor, Karen Kliegman,
kkliegman@herricks.org |
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Compounds Explained - The purpose of this project is for students to gain a deeper understanding about
chemical bonding creating a screencast, a short video tutorial,
about how their compound bonds and is used in real life. Using this
for formative and summative assessment gives evidence of the
student's comprehension and analytical thinking about abstract
concepts such as atomic structure and function.
Contact Teacher Editor,
Joselyn J. Todd,
Ph. D. Cary Academy, Cary, NC |
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Love New York - Students create an "I Love New York"
historic tour map and a website where visitors can find out all
about New York State historical sites and landmarks. This WebQuest
is a project for upper elementary school students.
Contact Teacher-Editor, Karen Kliegman,
kkliegman@herricks.org
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If Stones Could
Speak - The Chicago Tribune Tower has more than 100 famous stones,
including a moon rock, rock fragments from the Alamo, the Coliseum,
and the Great Wall of China. There are stones from all 50 US states
and many countries. Participants in this project will reserve “check
out” rock fragments and will create projects that share, through the
stone’s point of view, the historical importance surrounding the time
period that it represents.
Projects are created in a digital essay format.
Teachers can submit quality student work in the form of documents,
presentations, podcasts/vodcasts, movies, etc. The
student-created work on this website can be great resources for
student learning.
Contact
Teacher-Editor: Glenn Gurley,
glenngurley@gmail.com |
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Robotic Project - This project is exemplifies 21st century
learning in the science classroom using robotics as a medium for
creativity, higher order thinking, problem solving, trouble
shooting, programming, etc. The project was initially piloted with
7th grade general science students in at Cary Academy. Visit the
project Wiki to see details on this project!
Contact Teacher Editor,
Joselyn J. Todd,
Ph. D. Cary Academy, Cary, NC
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Body Systems Survivor - Welcome castaways to Survivor MD!
You are a group of doctors that have been abandoned in the middle of
an island in the Atlantic Ocean. You will be divided into tribes and
will participate in challenges every week. Challenges will consist
of problem solving, teamwork, and creativity. At the Final Tribal
Council you will face the jury and answer the following question:
Which body system is the most vital for survival?
Contact Teacher Editor, Karen Kliegman,
kkliegman@herricks.org
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I'm Leading. Is Anyone Following? - What happens when four
schools from Calgary, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Abottsford,
British Columbia and Orlando, Florida join forces to explore the
characteristics that make up a strong leader? During the 2000-2001
school year, this group of students applied higher level thinking
skills as they synthesized and analyzed information about their
choice of leader. Using their own set of criteria, the students
evaluated their leader and discovered why this person shaped the
time in which they lived. The teachers who guided these young people
through this project had a chance to observe the true benefits of
telecollaborative learning. You will have an opportunity to hear the
voice of the students through their writing and celebrate the
learning that occurred in these four classrooms as students and
teachers were challenged to consider what exactly makes a leader
"tick".
Contact Teacher Editor, Brenda Dyck,
dyckba@shaw.ca |
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New MidLink Editor will be added
to the existing team of editors. This is our call
for submissions of applications.
Our editors work with international colleagues to create content for MidLink Magazine. MidLink’s mission is to highlight the exemplary
work from classrooms around the world. The Advisory Board
includes founder Caroline McCullen, State and
Local Partnerships,
SAS inSchool,
Cary, NC, Dr. Lisa Goble, Director of School Services,
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, and Beckey Reed, Consultant,
School Services, NC
State University, Raleigh, NC.
Download
Application E-mail completed
applications to Glenn Gurley -
glenngurley@gmail.com. |
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