Skip to main content

DA Humanities In Action!

This is our second year implementing the social studies component to Dimensions Academy Humanities.  My students are taking an accelerated course of AP Human Geography.  I wanted to share some picture of some recent activities.  Last week students completed infographics on agricultural topics that they choose. Some did it individually whereas other did it with a partner.  In class we did a gallery walk and everyone got to learn from each other's projects. 



On the last day of our agriculture unit we had Socratic Seminars on food insecurity.  Students discussed student generated questions like "To what degree is it western country's responsibility to help developing countries with food insecurity?"and "What and when will the next agricultural revolution be?" Everyone is required to speak a minimum of two times and to come prepared to discuss the articles with 3-5 higher level discussion questions.  My favorite part of Socratic Seminars is that they push our understanding deeper on these days.


While I enjoy coordinating and advising gifted students I will admit teaching is my first love.  And I am loving working with these kids and seeing what they can do!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques

5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes. By Edward Kang, April 4, 2019 https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-research-backed-studying-techniques Too often people imagine that long hours of studying are the best path to being a model, straight-A student. Yet research shows that highly successful students actually spend less time studying than their peers do—they just study more effectively. Teachers can help all students learn to more effectively use the time they spend studying by sharing research-proven techniques. STUDY LESS, WITH GREATER INTENSITY In this era of social media and digital distractions, many students—and adults—do a lot of multitasking. But there is no such thing as successful multitasking, because much of the time spent is wasted on context switching, where the brain has to restart and refocus. Consider the formula “work accomplished

PSAT

The PSAT is offered this year on Saturday, October 13 . We have practice books to check out in the Career Center. You can also find practice materials on  Khan Academy  and at CollegeBoard's  website . I highly recommend Breakaway Test Prep if you would like to do some prep outside of school.  To register for the test go to this link and please turn in your money to the Career and College Center by October 8th .  

G-Squared. Supporting Your Gifted LGBT Student

A parent recently shared this article with me and I thought I'd post it here to share with other parents, teachers, etc. https://www.sengifted.org/post/g-squared-supporting-your-gifted-lgbt-student G-Squared. Supporting Your Gifted LGBT Student Updated:  Jan 29, 2019 By Alessa Keener. We live in unprecedented times, where many Americans can proudly and safely live as out lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. One measure of progress is in the number of states that have marriage equality –15 states as of today and the District of Columbia. Despite the many positive steps our country continues to take to overcome discrimination and crimes against LGBTQ people, concerns still exist about the safety of our young people and their coming out process. Substance abuse, self-injury, homelessness, and suicide affect a disproportionate number of youth who identify as LGBT. When children grow up both gifted and LGBT, they oftentimes experience a