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Student-designed Curriculum Projects
As part of the Educ 200: Analyzing Schools introductory course, Trinity students design hypothetical one-week curriculum projects for their Hartford classroom placements, then present their work to be evaluated by a panel of Hartford teachers.
See also Curriculum Design Resources (links to other websites)
See also Educational Studies Resource Center (books and videos available for loan; use sign-out clipboard)
Organized by subject:
Arts - Visual & Performing
Language & Literacy
Mathematics
Science & Health
Social Studies & History
Arts - Visual & Performing
Samantha Alcala and LiJin Yan, "Percussion Around the World" (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Ryan Shapiro and Mark Young, "Music, Culture, and History" (Grade 6)
Rachel Romanowsky, “Art Building Curriculum,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Fiona Cooke, “Who I Am: Examining Identities through Expressive Art Forms,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Language & Literacy
Julie Findlay and Elise Musumano, "Teaching Through Trees" (Grade 1), PowerPoint file
Kate Westerhold, "Goal Setting in the Classroom" (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Mary Ellen Molski, "Decoding Shakespeare" (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Courtney Chaloff, “Spark Your Imagination: Poetry through Art, Movement, and the Sensory System,” (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Emma Sajben, “Where Does My Trash Go? A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Raising Awareness,” (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Brian Szeto, “Propaganda in Your Life,” (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Anna Birnbaum and Stacey Lopez, “Mi Vida en Hartford/My Life in Hartford” (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Sarah Frelinghuysen, “Adventures in Reading: A Multifaceted Approach to the Art of and Application of Reading and Writing” (Kindergarten)
Katie Campbell and Blake Fisher, “Leverage: Simple Machines and Gender Equity” (Grade 7)
Alex Champoux, “Teaching Civil Rights and Poetry through ‘This Poem Wants to be a Revolutionary’ ” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Liz Bruno and Lindsey Weiner, “Understanding Bullying Using Math and Language Arts,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Justin Phillips and Daniel Regis, “Friends and Fractions” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Mathematics
Julie Findlay and Elise Musumano, "Teaching Through Trees" (Grade 1), PowerPoint file
Becky Savage and Naomi Buie, "Are You Smart Enough to Teach a Kindergartener?" (Grades K and 8), PowerPoint file
Kate Meissner, "An Introduction to Multiplication and Division" (Grade 3), PowerPoint file
Begaeta Nukic and Stephen Santos, "Health, Math, and Social Justice: Hand in Hand" (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Briana Feigon and Brooke Teittinen, "Math Really Matters" (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Richard Sung, “Eating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents” (Grade 6), PowerPoint file
Yumi Matsuo, “The Numbers & Operations Restaurant,” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Emma Sajben, “Where Does My Trash Go? A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Raising Awareness,” (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Courtney DeVinney and Susanne Fortunato, “Pizza Fractions,” (Grade 3), PowerPoint file
Sarah Keller, “An Introduction to Geometry through Architecture,” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Sandra Gonzalez and Christina Seda, “Delving Into Cultural Differences: A Lesson in People, Math & Geography,” (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Elsie Arce and Jose Lopez, “Pi by the Slice” (Grade 8), Powerpoint file
Jay Driscoll and Ryan Garvin, “Competitive Concepts” (Grade 6), PowerPoint file
Liz Bruno and Lindsey Weiner, “Understanding Bullying Using Math and Language Arts,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Science & Health
Julie Findlay and Elise Musumano, "Teaching Through Trees" (Grade 1), PowerPoint file
Geneva Gann and Sari Fromson, "Teen Pregnancy" (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
CeCe Bazar and Alison Urquhart, "From Lava to Learning: An Elementary Explosion" (Grade 2), PowerPoint file
Begaeta Nukic and Stephen Santos, "Health, Math, and Social Justice: Hand in Hand" (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Maggie Lipton and Kushal Patel, “Cells and Mitosis,” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Emma Sajben, “Where Does My Trash Go? A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Raising Awareness,” (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Nayelly Hernandez Perez, “Discovering Nutrition: Improving My Daily Life,” (Grade 2), PowerPoint file
Naomi Sobelson & Payson Sword, “Constellations: The Scientific and Mythological Applications,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Kaitlyn French and Cyemone Wolliston, “Junior Doctors: Understanding and Assessment of the Human Body Systems” (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Nate Walsh, “My Lunar Cycle: Predictions and Models” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Emily Pariseau and Annie Thomas, “Junior Scientists” (Grade 1), PowerPoint file
Janice Brea and Geri Fernandez, “Media Spectacles and the Crisis of Beauty” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Social Studies & History
Melissa Blake, "Poverty and Inequalities in World Wealth" (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Meta Reycraft, "Travel Guidebooks and Links to Hartford" (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Hamill Serrant and Brittani Nivens, "Carib Week: Exploring our Caribbean Commmunity" (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Casey Armstrong and Sofia Melograno, "Mapping the Country" (Grade 4), PowerPoint file
Joey Matarazzi and Ezra Moser, "Spying on the World: An Introduction to Social Studies" (Grade 6), PowerPoint file
Nicole Pucci, "A More Perfect Union?: An Exploration of Barack Obama's Speech on Race" (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Mollie Landry, “Understanding History’s Different Perspectives,” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
Molly Bernstein and Stephanie Rucker, “Hip Hop in Hartford,” (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
John Carter, “The Parallel Between the Holocaust and My 8th Graders’ Own Life Experiences,” (Grade 8), PowerPoint file
Kriszta Pozsonyi, “Getting To Know Them -- Getting To Know Us: Immigrants in the U.S.,” (Grade 3), PowerPoint file
Anna Birnbaum and Stacey Lopez, “Mi Vida en Hartford/My Life in Hartford” (Grade 7), PowerPoint file
Paul Jaskot and Sean Tierney, “Pyramids Around the World,” (Grade 3), PowerPoint file
Penelope Carpenter and Chelsea Mello, “Education Through Migration” (Grade 5), PowerPoint file
To read the papers from previous classes, please visit the Student Curriculum Projects, 2000-2006 page. |
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