On June 9th, we streamed 14 of our sessions live online. You can watch these presentations by clicking on the links below.
About these presentations
Mr. Davis teaches 6th grade Social Studies. His project, "Are We Free?", investigates the connection between personal freedom and the responsibility to work for the freedom of others. His students used blogs during this project. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/cdavis
Mr. Dell'Aquila teaches 6th and 7th grade English Language Arts to special needs students. His project, "Killing Ignorance", is a documentary that addresses the genocide in Darfur in the context of his students' reading of Number the Stars and genocide around the world. His students created a video invitation for New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof (www.dearmrkristof.com), and Kristof will be joining Dell'Aquila's presentation via Skype at 2:20PM. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/jdellaquila Ms. Horan teaches 7th grade Social Studies. Her project, "Rights Gone Wrong", imagines what American life would be like without the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Her students designed comics about the Bill of Rights. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/ehoran Ms. Johns teaches 8th grade English Language Arts. Her project, "Film. Inspire. Act.", asked students to direct a documentary about a human interest story. Examples include a documentary about the proposed ban on fast food restaurants near public schools in New York City, redevelopment of the 149th Street / Third avenue Hub, and student awareness of the Darfur genocide. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/jjohns Ms. Key and Ms. Heiser teach 8th grade English Language Arts and Math in a collaborative team teaching (CTT) classroom. Their project, "Is Change Possible?", analyzes the connection between math and English in the context of eight different social issues worldwide through news broadcasts. Their project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/welcometo809news/ Ms. Marmora teaches 6th grade English Language Arts. Her project, "Prejudice and Persuasion", responds to the themes in Number the Stars through public service announcements that address social issues. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/lmarmora Ms. Pulphus teaches 8th grade Math. Her project, "Putting a Down Payment on Future Success", aims to prepare students for the future by designing a Future Success Plan. Among other activites, students identified their desired professions, calculated projected income, designed budgets and developed a savings plan. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/jpulphus Ms. Schmieding teaches 8th grade English Language Arts to special needs students. Her project, "Warning Label", is a student-produced documentary about special education. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/jschmieding Ms. Sowin teaches 6th grade Science. Her project, "Solving the Problems of the World", applies the scientific method to big problems ranging from germs to pollution. Students designed Google Presentations to present their findings. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/msowin Mr. Spevack teaches 6th grade English Language Arts. His project, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." examines the immigration debate in the United States. His students produced public service announcements about this issue. The project can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/339dottodot/jspevack |
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