Presenting an Online Library of
Curriculum Exemplars K-16
from Community Works Institute
Easy to access and
provided as a service to the educational community
Experience a wonderful set of online
curriculum-based articles, exemplars and essays written by K-16 and community
educators in the field.
Place-Based •
Service-Learning • Educational for Sustainability
Below are just a few examples of
what you will find are included on Community Works Institute's website.
To view
these exemplars and many more go to www.communityworksinstitute.org
Place as the
Context, Service-Learning as the Strategy, Sustainable Communities as
the Goal
Investigating Dynamic Landscapes and
Integrating Technology
by Sharyl Green, Third Grade
Teacher—Jericho School
For
me, integrating technology into the curriculum has been adventurous,
exasperating, humbling. At times it’s both an out-of-body experience and a
zealous rush. I succeed at it because I’m surrounded by twenty, eager third
graders, two fine technology educators, two savvy classroom assistants, and a
helpful school librarian. read
the article
Improvisational
Drama for Social Justice:A Methodology for High Schools
by
Darri Colton and Barbara Sorenson, Thetford Academy
What
we read stimulates our thinking. We then design varied writing
assignments--from very structured formal essays to very personal
reflections--that connect the reading to students’ life experiences. This
creates a context and frame of reference for all that follows. We write all
assignments along with the students, and share our writing with the group just
as they do. We believe this is essential to developing the sense that everyone
who’s there is a resource. read the article
Service-Learning Expands Across a
High School's Curriculum
by
Ray Dumai, Goffstown High School
Ray
is an alumnus of CWI's Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning. Ray reported
significant progress in developing service-learning opportunities at his
school. "The whole key is opening up options for students to learn outside
the school, and to apply their knowledge to real-world situations, developing
better citizens who have the habit of giving back to the community,” read
the article
Teaching Sustainability Through
Science: One Method’s Class Experience and Journey
by Mary Goral, Bellarmine University
How can we begin to educate our
communities on the importance of living sustainably? Perhaps one way is
to start in our schools. Young children are naturally empathetic with nature
and are eager to do what is right for plants and animals. By integrating the
concept of sustainability into our science classes, it is possible to educate
children into becoming caring and aware adults. However, before this can
happen, the teachers themselves need to be introduced to what sustainability
means. read
the article
Giving Place a Voice
by Rob Hanson, 6th grade teacher
Central
to the students’ journey is the discovery of the pieces, patterns, and
processes of their power spot through such activities as writing field journal
observations; mapping their site; sketching the landscape; tracking; writing
poetry; creating their personal tree field guide; trapping and studying
insects; and creating natural sculptures using stone and wood. In their spot,
summer, autumn, winter, and spring come to each in turn, allowing them to
directly experience and observe the continuity and change inherent in the cycle
of the seasons. read
more
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