Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
~BRAINS~!?!?!?!
Third-graders weigh in on what they've been learning about during the first several weeks of iOPAL (Module 1). (click on the comments link)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Competition challenges kids to submit their coolest invention idea
A new online science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) contest developed by Time Warner Cable and entertainer will.i.am launched today. Wouldn’t It Be Cool If…challenges youth ages 10-15 to think up the coolest thing to make their life, community, or world better, and then to think about how math and science could bring those ideas to life.
Beginning today through March 28, 2012, eligible youth can submit their ideas at http://www.edmodo.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wouldntitbecoolif.com
One winner will be selected to receive the ultimate prize – the opportunity to collaborate with Fahrenheit 212, an innovation consulting firm that works with global companies and brands to develop and bring to market industry- or world-changing ideas. The winner will work with Fahrenheit 212 over the course of several months to refine their idea, develop a business model and strategy, and explore how to bring the idea to market. This process will culminate with the winner presenting the refined idea to prospective investors.
(source: http://www.techlearning.com)
Beginning today through March 28, 2012, eligible youth can submit their ideas at http://www.edmodo.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wouldntitbecoolif.com
One winner will be selected to receive the ultimate prize – the opportunity to collaborate with Fahrenheit 212, an innovation consulting firm that works with global companies and brands to develop and bring to market industry- or world-changing ideas. The winner will work with Fahrenheit 212 over the course of several months to refine their idea, develop a business model and strategy, and explore how to bring the idea to market. This process will culminate with the winner presenting the refined idea to prospective investors.
(source: http://www.techlearning.com)
Friday, January 13, 2012
Grade 5 survival "brain dump"
Survival....it's the name of the game. But it can mean a lot of different things to different people. Today, Glendaal 5th grade OPAL students made connections to the topic of survival in all of its various forms. This real-time, collaborative brain dump empowered students to share their creative ideas about survival. It also inspired students...many picked a topic for intense further investigation before the class was over!
Check out the site!
Monday, December 19, 2011
iOPAL Selected for the Target Field Trip Grant!!
We're excited to report that....we've won the Target Field Trip grant for our Grade 4 iOPAL field trip!
The culminating project for our Grade 4 'History's Mysteries!' module will consist of visiting the sites of original primary source photographs that we've analyzed and taking a new photograph (to juxtapose with the old photo). This which will be shared online in the global “Looking Into the Past” project in Flickr.com (http://www.flickr.com/groups/lookingintothepast/). The students will also annotate their photo with the other results of their research. The students can also post the photos and annotations to Google Earth as a follow-up project.
Grade 4 iOPAL students from each elementary school will be able to attend the field trip as a result of the grant.
The culminating project for our Grade 4 'History's Mysteries!' module will consist of visiting the sites of original primary source photographs that we've analyzed and taking a new photograph (to juxtapose with the old photo). This which will be shared online in the global “Looking Into the Past” project in Flickr.com (http://www.flickr.com/groups/lookingintothepast/). The students will also annotate their photo with the other results of their research. The students can also post the photos and annotations to Google Earth as a follow-up project.
Grade 4 iOPAL students from each elementary school will be able to attend the field trip as a result of the grant.
How Do I Learn? (Module 2 - Guided Inquiry)
We are just beginning the next module, in which students are guided through the inquiry process to explore thematic units, reflect upon what they've learned and share their findings with others.
Grade 3 - Sound
Sound is all around us all the time. What is it, and how does it effect us? Students will learn about vibrations, soundscapes, sonar and sonic booms! They will take what they already know about sound and expand upon it in a direction of their choice becoming an 'expert' in that sub-area. They'll create a final product that will reflect the journey from initial curiosity to knowledge acquisition.
Grade 4 - Community Connections: History’s Mysteries!
Grade 5 - Survival
It's the name of the game! Students will explore various angles of survival...from diseases to forensics, to endangered animals and extreme weather. Students will choose a specific topic of interest and generate essential questions to research and create a final product to share what they have learned.
Grade 3 - Sound
Sound is all around us all the time. What is it, and how does it effect us? Students will learn about vibrations, soundscapes, sonar and sonic booms! They will take what they already know about sound and expand upon it in a direction of their choice becoming an 'expert' in that sub-area. They'll create a final product that will reflect the journey from initial curiosity to knowledge acquisition.
Grade 4 - Community Connections: History’s Mysteries!
Students will learn that history is created through investigation and interpretation of clues and other evidence. History as we know it is fluid: it changes based upon new evidence and new interpretations. Historians are detectives--they search for evidence among primary sources! Which is exactly what we will do.
Through the analysis of primary sources (photographs) we will strive to answer some essential questions - What social/cultural, political, environmental and/or economic factors helped to shape our community in and aroundScotia , NY
Through the analysis of primary sources (photographs) we will strive to answer some essential questions - What social/cultural, political, environmental and/or economic factors helped to shape our community in and around
Grade 5 - Survival
It's the name of the game! Students will explore various angles of survival...from diseases to forensics, to endangered animals and extreme weather. Students will choose a specific topic of interest and generate essential questions to research and create a final product to share what they have learned.
Who Am I As a Learner? (Module 1)
We have just finished the first module!
Students learned about their own brains...from physiology to multiple intelligences. We learned how our brains are constructed, how they work (and under which conditions they work best), and how we all have different types of 'smarts.' Each human brain learns in preferred ways that are unique to an individual. We created everything from Jello molds of our brains to Rube Goldberg machines that demonstrate a neural process!
Check out some of our resources (posted over there on the right)! Test your memory, do some brain-teasers, and see what kinds of 'smart' you are!
Students learned about their own brains...from physiology to multiple intelligences. We learned how our brains are constructed, how they work (and under which conditions they work best), and how we all have different types of 'smarts.' Each human brain learns in preferred ways that are unique to an individual. We created everything from Jello molds of our brains to Rube Goldberg machines that demonstrate a neural process!
Check out some of our resources (posted over there on the right)! Test your memory, do some brain-teasers, and see what kinds of 'smart' you are!
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