October
26,
2010
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Nancy K. from San Diego, CA
At least twice a month I take my students on community outings to view the twin cities; it's architecture and landscapes. We are designing a map overview and inputting out student's information regarding certain structures and layouts.; the form and function is an important of this planning expedition. susanne
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October
26,
2010
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Carolyne K. from Lincoln, RI
Our West Philadelphia community is in serious need of such heroes that will start an awareness among our youth to actively participate in the beautification of their community and act responsibly. Great ideas. Bravo.
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October
25,
2010
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Josaine R. from Ozone Park, NY
Jeri
We take our students on walks in downtown Chatanooga and they look for the influnces in of our countries on the architeture of the buildings. They sketch and label what they find. this might work in as a field study for your students and make them more aware of their surroundings.
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October
25,
2010
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Danny A. from Ozone Park, NY
I have taped HGTV segments to show in class when we talk about recycling in Biology class for our lessons on biomes. It has brought about several great class discussions on what they could do when rebuilding in our area.
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October
24,
2010
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Robin L. from St Petersburg, FL
I am currently working at a fine arts magnet school for k-5. We have artist in residence who work with each class once per week. They also do larger projects through out the year that include mosaics, collages and murals that beautify the school campus. A celebration of art is presented at the end of the school year. I am going to work with the art teachers this year to bring design based learning and creating into the art curriculum. Finding ways to bring their creations and designs out to the community at large would be wonderful and would create a greater sense of purpose.
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October
22,
2010
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Aisha M. from Philadelphia, PA
Thanks for all of the suggestions and positive feedback! I look forward to checking out the Library of Congress and the other recommended resources.
Aisha Philadelphia
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October
22,
2010
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Kwanita W. from Philadelphia, PA
Rewriting the plays for modern times, sounds like a lot of fun. Reminds me of the remake of Romeo and Juliet. I am sure the students will have a great time with it.
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October
22,
2010
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Cooper-Hewitt N. from New York, NY
New York Teachers,
National Design Week is coming up in 3 weeks and we will be kicking it off with a huge Teen Design Fair! The fair is on October 20th from 4:00-6:30 p.m. It is free for all New York high school students and will be amazing. We have a great list of designers coming, along with several design universities, and Tim Gunn from Project Runway! Register online and check back for more information at https://cooperhewitt.org/NDW/2008/TDF-08.asp. Make sure to tell your students about it!
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October
17,
2010
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christina w. from Philadelphia, PA
Hi Kwanita
This is Bruce, from Connecticut. I was at the CoN in New Orleans, June 2008. I really enjoyed the program, and learning about the process. I really like your idea of integrating a social justice element as a focal point for considering their plan for making neighborhood change within their community. I think that it is something that the students can really establish a personal investment in. I visited a website that was share by another post called: www.ourmap.org. Check it out. This is a forum for college students to enter short stories that relate specific themes. I got caught up reading a number of stories written about "Place". Perhaps what struck me the most was the geographic diversity that was being presented through the stories being relayed. How kids think, and what they see as important from places that share absolutely nothing in common provided me with a host of ideas on how to use them in various social studies lessons. I wonder if it might fit in with your lessons. Mike and I are attempting to simulate the New Orleans experience. We wrote our own 10 day curriculum for a summer institute that will be offered to students from a variety of area schools (diversity? Maybe not but as close as we can get it). We have a small town with a main street that hosts a series of large mill buildings that have fallen into disrepair. Our students will follow the process much as we did to develop a plan to present to a mock town meeting on how to best make use of these buildings. I hope that you enjoy your lessons and look forward to reading future posts letting us know what the kids came up with. Happy New Years - Bruce
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October
17,
2010
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Michael D. from Barkhamsted, CT
Susan Armington is a friend of mine. I have watched her "suitcase" concept from the very beginning. It's a profoundly moving multi-disciplined experience for anyone who gets involved.
However, from the visual arts and design stand point, it's hard to get participants to think about their design or visual impact when they are so emotional involved.
The conversation starts with -how to introduce the design process in multi disciplined settings.
So, I will say that bringing the design process in any learning experience starts with us- the adults and the teachers.
How much do each one of us use those problem solving steps and skills in our daily lives besides the classrooms? Learning and growing should be anywhere, anytime.
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