Ms. Levy's Students Demonstrate Learning Through Choice:
Now that Cluster A has finished reading Beowulf - A New Telling, they are completing glogs based on areas of interest from the book. The directions for the different projects, as well as organizers and timelines, can be found on this webpage that we linked to Ms. Levy's homework site. Check out a sample project:
Grade 7 Begins Poetry Anthologies:
Every year the 7th grade completes a poetry anthology. They choose a theme, and reflect on poems and well as write their own poems that reflect the theme. This year we decided to save paper, and use Google docs to complete the poetry anthologies. We created a packet on Google docs that the students will be using to guide them in their anthology creation. When they finish, they will be using a program called magic scroll to publish their anthologies. We will see how they come out in the upcoming weeks!
Ms. Rice and Mr. LaBrache's Students Use Voicethread to Teach About Emperors:
Students in Mr. LaBrache's and Ms. Rice's classes worked in partners to research different emperors throughout history. Some had a positive impact, others had a more negative impact, but all had interesting stories. Students then came into the lab to use Voicethread to create interesting presentations to teach their emperor to the other students. Here is an example:
Grade 7 Participates in Harvard Study:
Mr. Souza collaborated with Harvard University to pilot a program in the computer lab. This program takes advantage of virtual reality to teach students difficult scientific concepts. First, the students came into the lab to take a pre-assessment. They worked on the computers to read about information and answer a series of questions. A week later, they were back in the lab to enter a world of virtual reality, answering questions about equally difficult concepts. It will be interesting to see the results when they are published!
