The Edmunds Creative Teaching Fund was established in June of 2021. The purpose of the fund is to support the teachers of Edmunds in developing and implementing creative teaching ideas. The project(s) below were funded because they increased learning, increased engagement, and continued the innovative culture that is Edmunds Middle School.
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Fall 2024
Fall 2024
The final monies of the Creative Teaching Fund were given to the EMS Switch it UP Day initiative. This innovative school wide program allows students to select areas of interest to explore four different times during the semester. Guided by recent Rowland Fellow, Lindsay McQueen is helping the EMS students explore new areas of study.
Spring 2024
Spring 2024
Brave Swimmers! Students will be reading stories and watching videos about these young women: American civil rights icons Ayanna Najuma, Audrey Faye Hendricks and Ruby Bridges; international education activist Malala Yusufsi; Palestinian rights activist Rachel Corrie, and others. The students will be using their experiences with swimming, and the fear they all have of learning to swim, to connect to these brave change makers. We will be targeting reading and writing goals throughout. ~ Amanda Gustafson
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
Design, Create, Innovate! The course is going to feature project based learning that begins with students creating their own Makers Marks and we will then move into the big wide world of graphic design. This course will utilize a design software called Corel Vector that will allow students to create custom logos and artwork. The students will have a variety of rapid prototyping tools at their disposal and will produce work that will be laser cut (LED sign making project), cut on a vinyl cutter (sticker design & t-shirt design), and the culminating project will be the creation of a custom t-shirt.
Fall 2022 Project
Fall 2022 Project
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
The seventh and eighth-grade Language Arts classes will be producing and submitting Podcasts for the NPS Student Podcast Challenge. Through the Creative Teaching Fund, we were able to provide high-quality microphones suitable for podcast production. Look for links to the podcasts here once they are produced. Thanks to Rich Boyers, Kathy Gallagher, and Terrence Richards for finding another creative way to engage the EMS students!
Check out the Final Podcasts: Featured Podcasts
Spring 2022 Project Award!
Spring 2022 Project Award!
Chase Rosenberg: Health Class
Students will be taking small group swim lessons at the YMCA during the school day. These lessons are directed towards non-swimmers who are currently in Health class.
Spring 2022 Project Award!
Spring 2022 Project Award!
6th Grade Ikidarod Design
6th Grade Ikidarod Design
Students will be constructing sleds using cardboard, plastic, duct tape, and plastic sheeting for an all 6th grade Kid-Pulling Sled Race. The event will be a COVID safe activity allowing the entire 6th grade to celebrate successful design solutions.
February Update: Students are working on designs and will be racing sometime before the snow melts! Competition was held on March 2, 2022.
Fall 2021 Project Award !
Fall 2021 Project Award !
Edmunds Mural Project: Judy Klima
Visual aesthetics matter. As humans, we respond well to beautiful environments. The EMS basement hallways are completely white and void of any art or personality that reflects the EMS community. Some would even say they are sterile. I propose to create, with EMS students, a series of wall murals that would span the length of the hallway. We will paint 6 colorful 4x8 foot murals that will connect to each other through the use of color and design. This could be an 8th grade legacy project and every year I do an art project that adds to the beauty of EMS.
February Update: Four of the panels are complete and the next four are getting started.
May Update: All panels have been installed!
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