October
26,
2010
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Franc L. from Philadelphia, PA
Franc, that sounds interesting. Can you please explain the five steps a bit more?
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October
25,
2010
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Cooper-Hewitt N. from New York, NY
Hi All!
We've created a Cooper-Hewitt group on Flickr. Check it out at
https://www.flickr.com/groups/cooperhewitt and feel free to add any pictures you took at SDI, CON, or anywhere else that relate to the museum. Thanks!
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October
25,
2010
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Franc L. from Philadelphia, PA
I am right down the street from you at Constitution HS, and would love for our students to work together on some PBL next year- or at the very least video conference and meet a few times to share ideas and "show off'. ; )
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October
25,
2010
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Christian P. from Ozone Park , NY
Let me know how things work out. You can tell Kenny that I gave you his contact info. He is such an excited educator.
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October
25,
2010
By:
Franc L. from Philadelphia, PA
Hello to everyone. I know (and guess) that this is supposed to be a design forum only, but I just had to give a huge "Thank You" to everyone for such a successful week. I am super-charged with new ideas and will be discussing them soon in this same conversation "column". Mel and I are commited to implement and develop our lesson plans putting academics with design like a single family.
I will be putting my students' perspectives looking towards a great horizon, full of originality, empowerment, and constant improvement.
Thanks.
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October
25,
2010
By:
Anthony T. from West Hartford, CT
Just to clear up any confusion, for 2008 CON and SDI participants, lesson plans will not be reviewed until after the due date. Please expect to hear back from a Cooper-Hewitt Education staff member within two to three weeks from this due date with any needed revisions or the final approval. Due to the high volume of lesson plans and other Education Department commitments, we are unable to review lesson plans before their original due date.
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October
25,
2010
By:
Kelly M. from Chalmette, LA
Does a lesson plan automatically get posted once it is approved? For some reason, I thought you had to request for it to be shared with everyone.
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October
22,
2010
By:
Kevan N. from Anoka, MN
Look at one of the things our Saint Paul Public School arts department is doing (check out the website www.thecenter.spps.org/APP.html) I am going to challenge myself to apply for a $5,000 grant for design based art. Here is the text from my district for more info on how this grant application rolls out:
2008-2009 - Arts Partnership Program Application Announcement
Deadline to Apply: October 20, 2008
Awards: Six Awards of $5000.
Program: The Arts Partnership Program (APP) is a standards-driven district program which addressed student learning in the visual and performing arts.
The program supports Saint Paul Public Schools regular education schools, Alternative Learning Programs (ALP), and Small Learning Communities (SLC) to collaborate with local arts organizations to carry out quality arts projects which expand and deepen students learning in the arts and through arts integration and improve educator effectiveness in assisting students to meet arts learning objectives. The ultimate goal of APP is to ensure that students involved have a high quality standards-based education in the arts.
This year, the Minnesota Academic Standards in the Arts that once approved will go into effect in 2010, will be used to help define APP projects. These are found at: https://www.thecenter.spps.org/Arts.html
Creating, performing, and responding to works of art engender creativity, self-confidence, and critical thinking skills – qualities central to success in school, work, and life. Research shows that arts experiences are particularly beneficial for students who learn best through hands-on experiences.
An Arts Partnership Program project is one that has specific and measurable student learning objectives in the arts, is standards-based, involves a core group of students, integrates the expertise of a local arts organization and allows students to express themselves creatively.
In order to expand the horizons and capacity of the school an APP project must be carried out in collaboration with a local 501c3 arts/community organization (not individual artist) and take place in 2008-2009. Schools and arts organizations should discuss student and school arts needs, plan the project and complete the application together.
A partial list of local arts organizations can be found at:
https://thecenter.spps.org/Community_Arts_Organizations.html
A list of Saint Paul Schools can be found at:
https://www.spps.org/Schools.html
For past partnership recipients and project synopses example see:
https://www.thecenter.spps.org/APP.html
Awards:
Projects will be awarded through a competitive process. Finalists will be selected by a panel of experts with scoring based on APP program goals and criteria.
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September
29,
2010
By:
Franc L. from Philadelphia, PA
I love our First Friday events at CHAD. I'm upset that this week I won't be able to be involved in our first First Friday event of the year, as I'm on maternity leave. Last year I put up my own little display for my History I classroom. After that, students really started to produce quality design work in my class. Earlier in the year I had suggested to my students that if they produce enough quality work, that I would again put up a display (not all teacher put up a display, it's mostly just the design teachers). I had some amazing projects turned in this year already. Bringing the community into our school has been a tool for us teachers, and has provided an amazing learning experience for our students.
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September
24,
2010
By:
Susan M. from New York, NY
I'm also in let me know the details. Thank you.
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