Life Before Jamestown
Submitted by: Merle James Collaborators: Beverly Brown, Mike Gettings, Parent volunteers School: Echo Lake Elementary Summary Students collaboratively worked to create a claymation movie titled, …
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Shop Til You Drop
Submitted by: Crystal Aveson, Lisa Farthing, Amy Feaver, Janet Givens, Kristina Rilee School: Echo Lake Elementary Summary Over the course of a 2 week period, …
The Wacky World of Virtual Stories
Submitted by: Cody Lizotte Collaborators: Mary Sam Abernathy, David Clough School: Chamberlayne Elementary Summary Students will work in small groups to create their own short …
P.E.A.K. Appalachian Project
Submitted by: Gillian Lambert and Jim Coe Collaborators: Kelly Jessup, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher School: Moody Middle School Summary Students will use the fictional novel, …
Multiple Intelligences and Analogies
Submitted by: Beth Lewis School: Holman MS Summary This mini unit is intended to be taught in the beginning of the school year so that …
Environmental Research Project
Submitted by: Catherine Brouillier School: Holman MS Summary Using the theme of “environment,” we completed class units on informational text and research skills. Students were …
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Mash Up Media Project
Submitted by: Mindy Dobrinski School: Holman MS Summary In conjunction with the play The Diary of Anne Frank, students in my eighth grade advanced English …
Ekphrasis: Engaging in Visual Art Through Poetry
Submitted by: Priscilla Biddle Collaborators: Michael Phillips, Keith Hollowell, Curtis Ramsdell School: Henrico High School Summary This series of lessons puts students in the place …
Kidnapping Words and Ideas: Plagiarism and Paraphasing
Submitted by: Kenneth Graves Collaborators: Media Specialists–Anita Tarbox, Lillian Ford, ITRT-Carrie Simmons School: Hermitage High School Summary In this lesson, students examine the definition of …
Literary Analysis Podcasts
Submitted by: Sarah Lile Collaborator: Carrie Simmons, ITRT School: Hermitage High School Summary While students read The Secret Life of Bees, they use dialectical journals …