[…]reactor generate energy? In this seminar, we will explore different ways of generating energy. For each topic we will discuss the science behind the energy generation method and then discuss the cost, benefit and problems for using these methods to generate electricity. This seminar is appropriate for all teachers in […]
[…]my school”, I want to motivate newcomers to make a significant contribution to the schools and communities that welcomed them, to help and maintain a clean environment, free of trash. I want them to understand that we can all help our planet and contribute to solutions towards climate change.” — […]
[…]to be challenging. Making their own game based upon what they have read and learned will be very comfortable and ‘in their element’ with this unit. The fact that each child or group of children will be able to choose the type of game (board, card or game show) that […]
[…]“not just to listen to music, but to interact and become involved with the act of making music”[i] is a valuable step in their learning development. Likewise, those children shouldn’t just sing a song from an African country; they should be immersed in a multi-sensory experience! In this unit, music […]
[…]essays that have caused us to reconsider our views on a variety of social and political topics, and Truman Capote’s The Duke in his Domain—about a meal he shared with Marlon Brando—would make us hold our sides with laughter even as David Foster Wallace’s Consider the Lobster might cause us […]
[…]renewable energy sources? As the United States entered into the Paris Agreement in September 2016 [i] and President Obama took a stand and agreed to fight climate change and reduce emissions, the fight for a cleaner climate is now a national fight. The purpose of the Curriculum Unit is for […]
[…]and cognitive science. We will investigate questions such as: How do different cultural and historical perspectives inform how we think about the body? What stories have we each developed about our own and others’ bodies, and how do our bodies tell the stories of our identity and history? How do […]
[…](its origins and history), and its continuing possibilities (why it continues to be relevant). To accomplish this task, we will explore key primary texts in critical theory, understanding especially their philosophical aims and historical contexts. We will also ask whether and how these texts remain relevant, and how we can […]
[…]the position that learning mathematics can be motivated by interesting problems. The trick is to come up with problems whose solutions either require or strongly motivate the development of the area of mathematics to be learned. One could also take the position that mathematics is about problem solving. Fortunately, there […]
[…]Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Latino/Latina Americans, homosexuals, and women in U.S. culture and communication, but is open to further discussion of additional racial, gender, and cultural minorities. In the summer we will examine stereotypes, concepts of race, gender, social class, culture and multiculturalism by viewing clips, some full length television shows, […]
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