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Curriculum Proposal

Submitted by Mary Ellen McGinnity on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 12:41am.
 

            Background

 

                        For the first time in over three decades, there will be

                        new construction on our campus.  An Athletic Center

                        will be built on the field that used to be the Lower School

                        playground.  The Assembly Room, used for weekly

                        gatherings and class plays, was torn down.  The impact

                        on the school community, especially the students, is a

                        story waiting to be told and preserved as part of the

                        school's history.  As a result of this Institute, I decided to

                        keep an online record of the students' reactions and

                        creative work throughout the year to document their

                        "sense of place" as it changes daily.  Each professor's

                        presentation sparked an idea of what to incorporate

                        into my plan.  Some of the areas I'll include are:

                        mapmaking, history/architecture, storytelling, sensory

                        experiences, and inquiry learning.  My blog is currently

                        on the school website; I'll continue updating it to record

                        the development of this curriculum. 

 

Objectives  

Teach students how to use a digital camera.  Guide my first grade class in creating a slideshow of their maps, photos, and stories, using our new SMART Board.

 

Share some of the Lower School students’ thoughts, observations, sketches, discoveries, adaptations, comparisons, etc. with the school community on our website.  Collaborate with teachers of Art, Science, Technology, Music, Library, and Physical Education to choose representative samples for posting. 

 

 

Compile an historical journal with contributions from students in grades one through five to be included in the school’s archives. 

 

 

Materials

 

Purchase a digital Nikon CoolPix (approximate cost = $200.00) capable of creating in-camera slideshows. 

 

 

       

 

 

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