A new ninth-grade course, "Early Modern Encounters and Exchange (EMEE)," encourages students to explore the pre-colonial histories of either the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara or the South China Sea. Students connect a current event to course themes and present their findings on a poster at a peer symposium for their culminating project. Drawing from their experiences, participants will learn and practice strategies for matching course goals and essential questions in a culminating project, breaking down departmental silos by seeking out others' expertise, making adjustments mid-course at decision points, engaging students as partners in the process, marshaling school spaces, community practices, and physical resources, and reflecting upon the process to consider what to do in future years.
Come and learn about the Take Flight course experience has exceeded expectations! Using the curriculum from Tango Flight and funds raised by the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, students engage in project-based learning by building an RV 12iS in a hangar behind the school. During this session, teachers and students will share the process, lessons learned, and results of their work so far. Participants experience the close reading needed to understand the blueprints and use the rivet gun.
This interactive presentation is designed for curriculum developers, administrators and teachers interested in integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into the curricula. Participants will be introduced to the methodology to integrate VR into general education classrooms. Common issues and considerations will be discussed and student feedback will be shared. Attendees will be invited to participate in several VR experiences currently being used in the presenters' classrooms. These experiences will include a virtual field trip, Kayaking through the Mangroves, a virtual anatomy dissection and meditation experience.
