Saturday, April 30, 2011

Congratulations to the MSP NOLA SMILE TEACHERS!

NOLA SMILE (Science and Mathematics: Inquiry, Learning and Exploring)Teachers from the New Orleans area public and private schools just completed the third year of their interactive and exciting professional development project. Vincent Fouchi was recognized for perfect attendance, completing more than 360 hours of work to improve his teaching of math and science. Many other teachers completed from 120 to 340 hours. Go to the following link to see some pictures and videos of teachers and Tulane instructors teaching and learning together.


Year 3 - 2010-2011


Summer Institute Video Clips



 

Year 2 - 2009-2010
Year 1 - 2008-2009
Many teachers shared how NOLA SMILE has helped them improve their teaching and learning with examples of their own and their students' work.
Martha Panzeka - Foldables in Math - Newman Elementary

Ben Legrand - TV News Broadcast at ARISE Academy - Using Flipcams

Christine Sozek - Lusher Charter School students connecting with students from England and sharing video Q&A using the flipcam

Barbara Burrell - Coghill Elementary: Video Book reports, math
journals with foldables, and graphing.

Link to Dr. Rosenheim's Presentation at http://www.tulane.edu/~brosenhe/Japan_Earthquake_Tsunami.pptx

NOLA SMILE teachers also have a facebook page for the group.

Please post your comments about any of the projects or share what you are doing.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Friday, April 15, 2011

More Tulane students receive notification of funding

Social Innovation in Education Ideas – Spring 2011 (Presented on March 7, 2011 and notified about the  funding on Thursday, April 14th, 2011)

Congratulations to the following students for receiving Youth Venture Awards!

---- Hope Barnard, Yvonne Payne, and Elly Birnbrey Project: Ladder to the Sky Literacy Program (Providing literacy program for middle school students)

----Meridith Massey and Colette Bolton: Inclusion Buddies (Pairing Tulane students with special education students in the inclusion classrooms)
----Joe Eichner, NO Limits Community Theatre (Connecting Tulane's Theatre Program and the school to provide opportunities for theatre activities with students interested in theatre in middle school)

Students, faculty, teachers, parents are welcome to post their ideas and comments about these projects and others that you have identified. Please share your thoughts....