Exemplary Student Projects

An entertaining YouTube video wrap-up of Andy Patari and David McMeekin's presentation (Fall 2010).

The course: Ecological Dynamics of Landscapes
The challenge: Point sample and later identify at least three different forest communities. Then present your findings to the class with graphs, charts, maps, images, pictures, etc.

Science Teacher Certification student Alissa Murfitt and Environmental Education student Kimberly Jaskula play with water and tubes to follow their own curiosities and to learn about the nature of different types of science-based inquiry.

Bug Juice

The course: Problem-Solving and Inquiry-Based Approaches to Science Teaching
The challenge: Create a 10-minute, self-directed challenge that will help improve students' skills using a microscope.

Topographical Mapping

The course: Problem Solving & Inquiry-Based Approaches to Science Teaching
The challenge: Create an algor-heuristic problem-solving and inquiry-based lesson that will motivate your students to deeply understand a scientific concept.

Chaffee Method to Instructional Success

The course: Instructional Delivery: Art & Craft
The challenge: Make a 5-10 minute DVD highlighting your best instructional practice. This should be done well enough to showcase to a prospective principal.

Let's Do It The Hard Way

The course: Curriculum Design
The challenge: Compose a cover letter about your personally designed curriculum and your curriculum design quandaries that will capture our class' attention. It should help set the stage for a productive convening session.
Sample student projects:
Curriculum Design letter by Jocelyn Smith
Curriculum Design letter by Emily Kingsley