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Connecting Indiana with the World: Interactive Adventures Without Passports |
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Connecting Indiana with the world - these are actual requests for international connections from teachers around Indiana and other states. International Studies for Indiana Schools (ISIS) is a project that tries to find international students or scholars here at Indiana University (IU) to fulfill requests such as these. What a great opportunity it is for American students to directly interact with people from other cultures! It's also a thrill for the international students to meet and interact with the American audiences.Perhaps a teacher wants to extend her curriculum beyond the basic requirements. Perhaps another wants to delve more deeply into a particular concept. Perhaps their students will never have the resources to travel abroad to experience the countries being studied in class. Perhaps a small rural Indiana community is experiencing a wave of immigration, but the students know nothing about the cultures of their new classmates.ISIS provides these direct experiences, designing them with the teacher and the presenter to address the curriculum standards. The aims of all ISIS programs are to be educational, interactive, and exciting. We hope to leave students wanting to know more about different cultures and international topics. Deb Hutton |
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For this project the entire fourth grade of McCormick's Creek Elementary School participated in connections related to Hoosier Hysteria Indiana Basketball history. Content connections included John Laskowski, TV announcer for IU basketball, Bob Hammel, radio and newspaper writer, IMAX 3D Theater, and Bobby Plumb, the person the movie Hoosiers was based on. The student's looked at Indiana basketball history from many aspects and across subject lines including history, writing, math and art. Ongoing Collaboration Award The VIESN group has completed their second year of programming.
These eight elementary schools have continued the collaborative work between
classrooms and built on last year's success. The experience and expertise
that these schools have achieved in working together is a great example
of what can be accomplished through continued collaboration. We expect
that the model they have created will be a source of inspiration for others.
Environmental Studies Award This project grew out of the Stranded...But Soaring
Beyond project from last year. This once again is a Author Series Award Ben has done several distance learning programs over the
last three years. This year he chose to do a series of connections: Becoming
the Author of Your Life, Finding the Heart of the Story, and Creation
of a Book. This series was offered to the state network and was received
by an average of nine schools per session and 300 students. This inspiring
series was such an overwhelming success that it will be offered again
next year. Technology Innovation Award The Mission to Mars Robotics class will be a collaboration
between Indiana University computer science students and high school seniors
at Columbus North High School. At Columbus North it will be part of a
mathematics programming class offered every year. The IU students will
be enrolled in A290 Introduction to LEGO Robotics. The mission of the
students will be to construct robots that will assemble a simulated Mars
colony using LEGO robotics kits. This will be in conjunction with advice
from Aeronautics Engineers; people at NASA who are familiar with robotics
construction. Through use of video teleconferencing and the web the students
will collaborate on the designs of these robots. Student Presentation Award The Story of the Stone is a project involving fourth grade
students in Beth Piekarsky's class at University Elementary. The project
was designed to explore the effect of limestone on Indiana history. This
program was delivered to fourth grade classes at Eastern Greene and Martinsville
South. These students produced and exceptional video and presentation
that was an excellent summary of all that they have learned over the course
of the year through their various field trips and otherwise. We hope this
model will be adopted by others. Community Impact Award I-69: Making Connections, designed by Rebecca Hayes, gave
approximately 120 eighth grade students a Implementation Award This year University Elementary worked with coordinator
Dave Bartlett to create an implementation process for schools. Projects
included a series of workshop staff meetings and strategic partnerships
within the schools. University has found many applications of distance
learning that has increased usage dramatically. The lessons learned from
this will benefit all the schools of our consortium. Science Instructor Award Dr. Boone has been offering his E516 Hands-on Science class to elementary and middle school teachers for five years. His innovative approach to teaching science and the use of technology has made him one of the top presenters within this field. This class was delivered to Culver Academy in northern Indiana and Paoli High School in southern Indiana via the Vision Athena system. International Programming Award Under the direction of Deb Hutton, International Studies
for Indiana Schools (ISIS), has provided two initiative series of programs
this year in addition to the custom programs which have been the usual
mode of presentation for ISIS. The two series were Face to Face with the
World and International Education Week 2000: Interactive Video Series
for Indiana. These programs have greatly increased the visibility and
awareness of international issues for Indiana students. Interdisciplinary Cultural Unit Award A Different Drum is an interdisciplinary project by the
7th grade Comets Team at Owen Valley Middle Degree Program Award Dr. Knapczyk has offered his special education certification course for the last three years. It has been delivered to eight sites and has included almost one hundred students. This is the first certification program offered by IU degree program masters level. Because of the success of this class, we hope that this model is continued in the future. Continuous Improvement Program Award Denise and Cindy delivered a series of programs to Van Wert Schools in Ohio on Baldridge applications in Science and Language Arts at the High School level. The programs included "quality" tool training and presentations on how they applied the Baldridge criteria within their classrooms. In support of schools pursuing varying models of continuous improvement, these applications of distance learning can supply an important communication role. This model of teacher-to-teacher connections has significant impact for affecting classroom practice. School to Work Application Mike Hackman Business Teacher at Columbus North High School has piloted a school-to-work communication link with Hauser High School students through distance learning. Mike, who has taught a marketing class through distance learning for many years, meets periodically with the students to debrief from their school-to-work experience. This model of instructor-to-students is being explored as an option for the C-4 program that serves three adjacent counties to Bartholomew County.
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collaboration
between teachers Tim Soliday and Fred Walden with the aid of Myrna Fields.
This project focuses primarily on water quality and environmental issues.
Distance learning connections include the Ocean Institute in California,
Mote Marine Research Laboratory in Sarasota Florida, The Wilds Environmental
Education in Ohio, the Aquatic Research Institute from their site in East
Chicago at the water treatment plant, and with Oregon author Roland Smith
who helped rescue sea otters after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
chance
to research the I-69 project and compare their community's perceptions
of the project with others in the state. Experiences were designed to
help students understand federal interstate guidelines and their impact
on communities. Through this interdisciplinary project, students used
research skills through language arts using resources such as interviewing,
surveying, software, printed materials, the Internet, and distance learning
connections. The focus of the project was a well-rounded view of the I-69
project to help students identify an issue which they felt was a problem.
I-69: Making Connections provided students a unique opportunity to research
a very explosive community issue by gathering information from those individuals
actually in charge of the project. 
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Based in part on two books: Countdown by Ben Mikaelsen and ThunderCave
by Roland Smith (both set in Kenya, Africa), this project included six
connections to help students understand the culture of Kenya. During the
connections students spoke with Kenya native Atieno Adala (ISIS) about
her culture, Michael Connor at IMAX 3D Theater on the future of African
elephants, Ken Sheidler from Channel 6 about his experience in Africa,
the Indianapolis Art Museum for examples of the art of Kenya, the Indianapolis
Art Center for an interactive session on beading techniques, and author
Ben Mikaelsen. Students were able to meet with author Roland Smith at
Owen Valley Middle School for a final activity.