We have always prided ourselves in creating active learning experiences in social studies. Julie Klinner, Middle School Teacher explains Greco-Roman Days.
During the last two months of the school year, students at the middle school are studying the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. They are involved in research based active instruction as they prepare for their Greco-Roman day celebration. Students select a topic area of ancient Greece or Rome and conduct short research projects to answer the question: How did your topic impact or change the lives of the ancient Greeks or Romans? They use their research to write a written response to the question and reflect on how it continues to influence the modern world.
During the last two months of the school year, students at the middle school are studying the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. They are involved in research based active instruction as they prepare for their Greco-Roman day celebration. Students select a topic area of ancient Greece or Rome and conduct short research projects to answer the question: How did your topic impact or change the lives of the ancient Greeks or Romans? They use their research to write a written response to the question and reflect on how it continues to influence the modern world.
Along
with their written response to the question, students plan and
create a visual product to help deepen the understanding of their
topic. The visual could be in the form of a model, poster, diagram,
computer project or other creative idea. Their projects create an
ancient Greece and Rome "virtual museum" in the school's
IMC. Students spend a class period visiting the museum and can read
how Greece and Rome were similar yet very different.
Megan Thompson, Julie Klinner, and Yauo Yang are commended for providing students with authentic history lessons!
Megan Thompson, Julie Klinner, and Yauo Yang are commended for providing students with authentic history lessons!
