Summary of Project
_ Learning does not take place in isolation. Third graders from Lewis & Clark School in Missoula, Montana, collaborating with Sentinel High School students, will be given the challenge to discover the identities
of these and other ordinary and extraordinary individuals who were children in
1883 when Missoula, Montana officially became a town. Thinking and
acting like historical researchers, students will use primary sources to
reconstruct life in their community in 1883 through the eyes of children living
at that time.
In this place-based project, third graders and high school students will deepen their understanding of local history through exciting and exploratory investigations that engage them in the learning process. After visiting local historic sites, examining photos, family histories, letters and diaries, creating photos, video, and GPS data, and conducting interviews, students will share their learning with other students and members of the community through multi-media photo stories that will be linked to the Missoula city cemetery web site. Finally, they will create Google Earth Place Tours that will become a story map of their subject’s life.
While this project is just the first step in the Model of Change for the 21st Century by bringing down the walls of classrooms at Missoula County Public Schools, it is our goal to expand this experience to include schools from around the world with a common interest as discussed below:
In this place-based project, third graders and high school students will deepen their understanding of local history through exciting and exploratory investigations that engage them in the learning process. After visiting local historic sites, examining photos, family histories, letters and diaries, creating photos, video, and GPS data, and conducting interviews, students will share their learning with other students and members of the community through multi-media photo stories that will be linked to the Missoula city cemetery web site. Finally, they will create Google Earth Place Tours that will become a story map of their subject’s life.
While this project is just the first step in the Model of Change for the 21st Century by bringing down the walls of classrooms at Missoula County Public Schools, it is our goal to expand this experience to include schools from around the world with a common interest as discussed below: