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Baxter Deeper Summer Learning Academy
Mission
ThemissionofBaxterDeeperLearningAcademyistobringeducatorsfromourregion,nationandworld togethertobuilddemocratic,anti-racistschoolsthatcenteraroundstudent-ledinquiry,innovation/creation,and authenticcommunityrelationships.BaxterisaSTEMforjusticeschool;weareanequityproject.PickanAM andaPMsession.Weinviteyoutolearnwithus!
CourseDescriptions
Boat Building: Legacy Industries Taught by Wiley Muller (AM)LearnhowtotapintolocalSTEMcareers thatyoucanmakeconnectionsinyourclassroomthroughfabrications Wiley,Baxter?sengineeringteacher,is alongtimemarinetradesperson,boatcaptainandfisherman Ifyouareinterestedingettingonthewaterof Maine?scoastlinetolearnaboutourlegacyindustriesandhowweconnectourlegacyindustrieswithour classroom.
Centering Stories of our Rapidly Changing Cities.Taught by Alex Waters.(AM)Developatoolkitand frameworkcustomizedtoyourlocation,centeringstoriesofpopulationsthathavebeenleftbehindinrapidly changingcities Assuburbiaswallowsuprural,whatdoesitmeanthataruralculturegetssubsumedas gentrificationhappensinthecities?Howdoesthisimpactimmigrantgroups,peopleofcolor,andNative Americanpopulations?Thiscoursecentersundocumentedfamilies,Indigenousfamilies,centralAmerican families,andlongstandingBlackcommunities.
FabLab Workshop: IncorporateMaking into your Curriculum.Taught by Sunny Stutzman.(PM) Participantswilllearntobuildanduse3Dprintersinprojectbasedlearning.SunnyStutzman,anindustrial designer,bringstostudentscreativeproblemsolvingthroughthedesignprocessanddesignthinkingTarget audience:teachersinterestedinMakingcurriculumwritingandedleadersinterestedinsupportingsucha program.
Amplifying Narratives.Taught by SaraSherr.(PM)
ReplicatingcreativewritingworkshopstaughtbyBaxter Academyteachers,thiscourseincludestechnicalwritingskills Everyonewillhavethechancetohavetheir workreadanddiscussedbythegroup,closingwithbringingthisexperiencetostudentsTargetaudience: Englishandcreativewritingteachers;anyteachersinterestedinlearningmoreaboutcreativewriting.
MaineFiber Arts and CottageIndustry.Taught by JJ Rodriguez.(PM)Inthisworkshop,participantswill learnhowtoknitinafun,intensive,andinclusiveenvironment We?lldiscussconnectionsbetweenknittingand educationbywayofmathematics,computerscience,andmindfulness Bytheendoftheworkshop, participantswillhave:anappreciationforfiberartistsworldwide;aphysicalmementoofourtimeintheformof needlesandahatorscarf;andtheancientskillofknitting Targetaudience:Teachersinterestedinlearning thehistoryoftheancientskillofknittinganditsconnectiontoscienceandmathematics.
July17-21PortlandMaine$1000for fulldaysessions.Scholarships available CEUsawarded Ifyouare inneedofhousing,contactour front.office@baxter-academy.org
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