After a month of preparing and planning for the showcase, I
learned that no matter how busy I am in my office, I must make time to get out
and into classrooms. I believe teachers
will be motivated to collaborate when they know their hard work will be validated. I feel as if this
opportunity allowed me to reap many personal and professional benefits. First, it gave me a reason to reach out and
collaborate with fellow teachers. Not
only was the collaboration a bonding experience for the students and me, but it
also allowed me to form new friendships with the teachers. It is my hope that these new alliances will continue to evolve into
educational partnerships year after year. I thoroughly
enjoyed this experience!
1.
The
first project I completed was with an 11th and 12th
grade, Honors Discrete Math class taught by Dr. Polito. The students analyzed data and applied
probability concepts in order to solve problems. Students then used Animoto to share their
findings with each other. See the link
for an artifact from this class. http://animoto.com/play/Ws2cNZ05b56dSUImolPqDQ
Mohamed and Andrew: Probability Project
2.
The second group I worked with was a 9th
grade English Language Arts class taught by Ms. Pearce. Students read selected short stories and
analyzed character, plot, and theme. They then used Animoto to create short
story 'trailers' to highlight the character development, plot line, and theme
for their short stories. I was the most
hands-on with this class and really enjoyed the discussions that evolved from
the story to the screen with the students.
See the link for an artifact from this class.
The Lady or the
Tiger? by Frank R.
Stockton
3.
The third class I worked with was a 9th and
10th grade Biology class learning the phases of Mitosis. See the link for an artifact of Modeling Mitosis: http://animoto.com/play/1cWqSxOqjs6ayOmQdfQAeg
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