Education in the Arts / 2019

PASSION PROJECTS After the three mini-lessons were taught, we introduced the idea of Passion Projects  in elementary school. Please click on the hyperlink for more information. Watch the video bellow for you to see an example of how to engage children in passion projects. At the end of the feedback on mini-lessons today, you will find a video on how it works from a teacher's point of view.   --------------------------------------------------- MINI- LESSONS   Laryssa was able to teach basic ideas about how to communicate using American Sign Language (ASL). Jared taught basic math operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through a group activity that required for each class member to solve a math operation and line up according to their individual result, from number 1 to 35. Finally, Julia C., taught Odd and Even numbers through an exercise she called "Counting by Twos" in which she call a simple math operation that the s...

CONCEPT FOR THE DAY The mini-lessons today called for students to focus on a teaching strategy called Attention Signal . Please, click on the hyperlink for more information. Also watch the video to see how it works in a classroom setting.     -------------------------------------------------------------- MINI - LESSONS T oday Demi, Bella and Nicole taught lessons on the Oxidation Process, the transition from Solid to Liquid and Coastal Food Webs respectively.  Demi use an apple to demonstrate how oxidation takes place. Bella used chocolate to explain the transition of a solid to a liquid. Nicole used stickers to have students create marine food chains.  The three of them show self-confidence when practicing their teaching skills, allow an environment of interaction among the students, and accomplished their diverse objectives. Feedback       Nicole Bella did an amazing job with the resources she had and did a good j...