The students are familiar with the routine
when we have a session, because they see the
teacher set up the device in the classroom,
and they see the title on the board.
They are always excited to see their Connected
North School Lead on the screen. It is even
more special when she comes to visit!
We were honoured to have the Connected
North team, including a donor, visit the school
in the spring. In this case, the presenter from
Ann Arbor Museum told us about the role of
owls in the food chain. The students were
given pellets and tools for a dissection to find
out what the owl ate.
Many seminars send materials ahead of time for
students to work with. Some of the seminars have
extensions to deepen understanding in the form of
worksheets and additional activities. In other
cases, teachers can find worksheets from other
sources. One example is the cow-eye dissection.
The presenter sent the eyes and information
sheets. The teacher rounded up tweezers, paper
plates, and safety apparel; the local health clinic
supplied scalpels.
After the seminar, the teacher demonstrated
optical activities from the information sheet and
found an optical reading comprehension
worksheet online.
C o n n e c t e d N o r t h i n O u r C l a s s r o o m
Merly Punsalan & Frances Youck - Connected North in Our Classroom
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