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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Project Based Inquiry

Every year, we challenge ourselves with a project or two that require inquiring about and learning something new about the world (that includes me, the teacher).
We combine learning a new technology, applying collaborative problem solving and authoring, with innovative ideas that usually try to involve personal or world issues:
  • LEGO Robotics - 1st place in Robot Design and 2nd place overall in the Ontario FIRST LEGO League Tournament of 2006-2007, Nanoquest
  • litho printmaking on an etching press - Ex Libris Family History multimedia etchings
  • Opensource object oriented authoring software like Squeak - Tutorials for others
  • Opensource 3D design software like Blender - Cities Project
  • art installations for public gallery spaces:
    • iShoes for the Bata Shoe Museum
    • Headlines sculptures for the Art Gallery of Ontario
    • The Education Economy for the Massive Change Student exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Flash animation
  • stop motion Claymation and 2d paper animation
  • video editing and song writing
    • Teen Issues video
    • Music videos
    • Flash animated poems with a soundtrack about the theme of Blue
All these projects require sustained attention to detail, a focus on artistic and creative processes and an integration of curricular subject areas in terms of instruction and assessment.

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