Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Impounded Identity: Reflections on an American Concentration Camp

Grade(s):

7, 8

  • What impacts identity?
  • Why remember?
  • What empowers us to resist injustice?

The Holocaust: A Human Tapestry of Voices in History

Grade(s):

12

THE HOLOCAUST: A Human Tapestry of Voices in History is inspired by and follows the pedagogical philosophy of Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, Israel, and is a product of my experiences during the Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators at Yad Vashem,

Blueprints & Bees, Building a Community

Grade(s):

K

The kindergartners at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School are working to support declining bee populations by building bee hotels.

A Walk Through Highland Park

Grade(s):

2

Illustrated book of letters, poems and drawings about park animals from the point of view of those animals

Drafts of a Cave Home

Grade(s):

5, 6

Cross-sectional illustrations of a prehistoric cave home through multiple drafts with peer critique

Operation Kidfit Recommendation Report

Grade(s):

6

Report with recommendations for the design of a health exhibition for Rochester Science Museum

Get Your Blues On

Grade(s):

4

Poems that were used for blues songs, inspired by the Great Migration, with collage art

Firefly Drafts

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Series of scientific drawings showing evidence of critique and revision

Frozen Cup Man

Grade(s):

3

Children's book about a local hero who provides treats in an impoverished neighborhood

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