Hi everyone,
I teach 3rd grade in Connecticut. I have done a few collaborative projects in the past and am hoping to build on past experiences.
This year I am hoping to do a collaborative project about rainforests with schools in Belize and Costa Rica during our habitats and adaptation unit. As a culminating project my students will turn our room into a rainforest and give guided tours to raise money for habitat protection. This would be around November.
Some other 3rd grade teachers I correspond with around the country have also discussed the possibility of sharing information about local Native American history (a fairly common unit) to compare how the natural resources of an area influence lifestyle (food, clothing, and housing, etc.). This could be done through a shared blog or a wiki. We cover this unit in December, but it is flexible.
Finally, in April/May I do a collaborative learning project about kites around the world. We learn about kite traditions and then use measurement and division/fractions to design, build, and fly kites. Last year 6 other classes from around the world joined us and we shared our learning on this website. This year I will switch the website to an edublogs platform as that seems to be more compatible with other countries' IT.
Anyway, if anyone is interested in any of these projects, please let me know. And I am always up for other ideas! Collaboration and project learning is fun and engaging for us teachers as well as for the students.
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Jonah,
I think this is a wonderful way for my class and myself to become involved. The kite project will not only help their math skills but would help me enter the world of global education. Thanks, I appreciate it.
Will you contact me as you get closer to your project? Or could you tell me what I have to do, ahead of time, so that we are prepared and not holding your class back?
Liz
Jonah Salsich > liz binghamAugust 16, 2009 at 12:24pm
Liz,
I can give you more information as we get closer to the project. How about around the January break? That way you can have time to look it over and tweak whatever you need to best fit your class.
Let's stay in touch in the meantime! Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Jonah
I am a 4th grade teacher on Long Island. I am a novice at all of this technology, but I would love to try working on your collaborative project concerning kites to incorporate childrens mathematics skills. Is this possible?
Lizbingh
Jonah Salsich > liz binghamAugust 14, 2009 at 6:31pm
Liz,
It would be great to collaborate with your class on the kite project! There are many different ways to incorporate math into the project.
We don't do it until the early spring. Would that work for you? Please feel free to ask me any questions about the project or about collaborating in general.
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I think this is a wonderful way for my class and myself to become involved. The kite project will not only help their math skills but would help me enter the world of global education. Thanks, I appreciate it.
Will you contact me as you get closer to your project? Or could you tell me what I have to do, ahead of time, so that we are prepared and not holding your class back?
Liz
I can give you more information as we get closer to the project. How about around the January break? That way you can have time to look it over and tweak whatever you need to best fit your class.
Let's stay in touch in the meantime! Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Jonah
Lizbingh
It would be great to collaborate with your class on the kite project! There are many different ways to incorporate math into the project.
We don't do it until the early spring. Would that work for you? Please feel free to ask me any questions about the project or about collaborating in general.
Jonah