So much learning takes places within the classroom walls, but how can we take the information and relate it to the world around the students? We can frame lessons around real world problems to allow critical thinking to take place at a deeper level, but we can also communicate in other ways. Students can communicate and collaborate with students in other classes in their school, county, state, country and beyond, but they can also communicate with experts in the field. Fourth graders at Ridge went beyond the school system and into the Science Museum of Virginia. Please view Nancy Essid’s blog to find out more!
