Saturday, January 8, 2011 (3)

Jan 8, 2011
October 9, 2010
Saturday
  • Food and Culture - a Global, Collaborative Classrooms Project

  • Oct 9, 2010 to Dec 31, 2013
  • Location: Online and in your classrooms
  • Description: Let your students learn with the world, not just about the world!The purpose of this project is the development of a global, collaborative classrooms project which will provide a context for students to:* Develop knowledge, skills and habits conducive to excellent health* Practice habits of responsible citizenship - locally to globally* Develop Global Competencies by studying "with" the world instead of "about" the world* Develop critical 21st Century Skills* Become engaged in a rigorous, relevant and real-world project* Engage the knowledge within the disciplines through research, problem solving and application* Learn - as opposed to memorizing then forgetting discrete factsThe initial sources of inspiration for this project were the book, Hungry Planet - What the World Eats, which is both a beautiful and profound essay on the people of our planet and the food they eat; the Edible Schoolyard Project where students grow and cook their own food, as many of the content standards are tau
  • Created by: Anne Shaw
December 2, 2010
Thursday
  • Antarctica Expedition

  • Dec 2, 2010 at 6:00pm to Mar 4, 2011 at 7:00pm
  • Location: Hong Kong
  • Description: Dear all,I am writing to invite you to join our new integrated humanities project for a group of Grade 6-7 students (age 11-13), "Antarctica Expedition".The objectives of the project are:1. to explore the relationship between the living things and the environment in Antarctica2. to explore the effects of ozone depletion on the earth3. to develop a sense of global citizenship4. to develop global perspectives through collaborating with international studentsIn this Project, we will use wikispaces and/or wordpress.com to do the collaborative works.Your participation is always welcome. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested to join us. :)Cheers,Sally
  • Created by: Sally Wan
January 8, 2011
Saturday
  • NuVu Innovation Event at Beaver CDS

  • Jan 8, 2011 from 8:30am to 12:00pm
  • Location: Beaver Country Day School
  • Description: Beaver Country Day School invites interested educators to learn more about the NuVu Studio program, a new educational program developed in partnership with doctoral students and professors from MIT and Harvard. NuVu is an innovation center for middle and high school students whose pedagogy is based on the studio model and geared around multi-disciplinary, collaborative projects. NuVu nurtures creative problem-solving, collaboration, and presentation skills, all critical for student success. The NuVu program has been piloted and launched in partnership with Beaver Country Day School, and we are ecstatic with the results and with the unique opportunity our students have to work on a daily basis with PhDs from MIT and Harvard as well as other experts from a diverse range of fields. Conceived as a magnet innovation center, NuVu is giving students the opportunity to work collaboratively with other students and PhDs on the campus of MIT.This special event will include a session focused on ex
  • Created by: Peter Gow