EXPERIENCING NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION THROUGH DANCE DEBORAH WHELAN
We will explore Newton’s first and second laws of motion through the kinesthetic experience of movement and dance, and analyze how they affect the moving or still body in space. These concepts will be applied: on-balance and off-balance, symmetrical and asymmetrical, motion and stillness, strong and light force, and active and passive force. Room 203
THE WORLD WIDE WEB OF LITERATURE STEPHANIE PRUITT
The internet and other technological platforms and applications have transformed the way we can engage with literature. This workshop will look at ways creative writers, teachers, students, and engaged readers use technology for planning tools, collaborations, research, interactive discussions, publication, and much more. This goes far beyond Googlebooks and Nook readers. Participants will see how mind-mapping software, video chats, QR codes, digital storytelling, and free resource sites can enlarge our literary worlds. Room M052
MAPPING AND DESIGNING IN A STEAM CURRICULUM OF URBAN PLANNING SUZANNE WEDEKIND
Scale drawing requires math skills of ratio and proportion and the application to real world problems of architecture and urban planning. The design process is the tool to communicate practical solutions to problems in the local community. Each participant will have access to the online curriculum guide on urban planning and will also receive a copy of a lesson plan for scale drawing. The curriculum guide, Go to 2033, will be referenced on the website: www.aiaetn.org/community/architecture-in-schools. Room 214
SCULPTING CIRCUITS GERI FORKNER
Teach simple electrical circuits to children as young as kindergarten. Use conductive and non-conductive clays in combination to light up LEDs. You can teach sculpture and electricity all at the same time. Perfect for STEAM education for the younger grades. Art Classroom
KING TERRIBLE AND THE GOLDEN COINS: AN ORIGINAL MATHEMATICAL FAIRY TALE KATHLEEN LYNAM
This original fairy tale allows children to work in groups collaboratively. The students will take on an assigned role as a villager, along with the appropriate prop. They will each be given a precise amount of gold coins. This fairy tale is about a terrible king (King Terrible) who is greedy. He sends his tax collector to the village and demands a specific number of gold coins from a group of students. They will have to work together to come up with the correct amount due the tax collector. This story has 4 chapters so each student can participate. Room 208
INNER PLANET MONOLOGUES: SCIENCE AND THEATRE INTEGRATION SEAN GLAZEBROOK
In this model science-theatre integrated lesson, classroom teachers, teaching artists, and administrators will have the opportunity to see arts integration in action. Acting as students, participants will learn about the inner planets of the solar system and their identifying characteristics through tableaux. Following this initial
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