Greetings from Wichita, Kansas! I am Cindi May and extremely excited to be making a guest appearance  on the "21st Century Projects Turned Up A Notch" webinar, hosted by Dyane and Vanessa. Before I became a Technology Integration Specialist for the Valley Center School District (just north of Wichita), I was a Middle School Computer Apps teacher for a small district west of Wichita. While there, I participated in several global projects, specifically, one entitled, "Being Green".  Come join us on Tuesday, April 26, to learn how an Intel Teach Program inspired two small towns on the opposite sides of the globe to connect their students through a cross-cultural, enviornmental research project.

Here is a link to the presentation and videos I used in my presentation:

Presentation:

http://tinyurl.com/ceintel

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdF0WHvxsWs&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfqC5eHwN8

Adios,

Juan

Yes, all twenty teachers created PSA regarding their project to share with the group.

They also turned in Pre and Post unit plans. We wanted to see after going over the six session did they change their units as a result of the training.

All 20 did change their units.

They were a great group of teachers. I will miss working with them.

Adios,

Juan O

Dyane, Vanessa, and all,

What a wonderful session tonight (as always!) I am always drawn to the projects that students work on because they inspire me! Dyane, you shared your project with Nigeria and I would love to know more. I work on a project through an organization called h2Empower focused on improving literacy in Africa. Our first project has taken 4 years but we are just about to the end of the first phase, which was to build a community library. With help from the community and many friends, donations of books and money were made to get the structure built. Now we are working on ideas on what goes in the building to make it sustainable. We've trained over 500 teachers in how to teach reading and writing. Now it's time to create materials. I love the ideas you shared about your 8th graders laminating brochures. I was inspired as you were speaking and was talking to my daughter about creating a club at school to do just that! I'd love to talk to you and your partners about your experiences. Please check out our website when you get a chance. Anyone who is inspired to work through the project with us is more than welcome. Dyane, I'd welcome the opportunity to collaborate with your students too. I'm sure there are many ways we can collaborate to save duplicated efforts and reach more people/

Thank you again to all of you for your dedication and inspiration. I'm proud to know you alls.

B

Mitzi,

There is a global project called Climate Quilt Campaign that may interest you. More information can be found here: http://climatequilt.org/  Each child involved in the project creates a square pledging something that they will do to protect the environment. It's part of a larger project called Habitat Heroes that helps children learn about the environment and topics like natural disasters, endangered animals, etc. The curriculum in Habitat Heroes is geared mostly towards grades 2-5 but can be adapted to serve a variety of environmental literacy topics. The site is free and includes games and activities. If you do get involved they are also very helpful in sharing documents, teacher materials etc. to ensure your climate quilt project is a success. It can be as small or as large as you want it to be! It's exciting to be able to work with the same group of students every day and see the impact that you make. Good luck in the Fall! Reach out if you want to connect to teachers in NY.

Blanca