Free speech-to-text notes. WebQuest Rubric. ResearchDesign. Giving Students Ownership of Learning:The Power of Audience. November 2008 | Volume 66 | Number 3 Giving Students Ownership of Learning Pages 75-79 I was meeting with Laura, a first-year 6th grade Spanish teacher in an urban school. She slumped deep in her chair, exhausted after another frustrating day. Quite a contrast from her enthusiasm at our summer institute, where she had first encountered the idea of Expeditionary Learning Schools. Laura had been particularly excited about learning expeditions—academic investigations that teach standards-based content and skills in the context of meaningful projects. During the first three weeks of school, however, she received different feedback from her students—numerous eye rolls and incessant grumblings. "Is there anything you did that seemed to get their attention? " "Well, I asked them to make life-size posters of themselves and label the body parts in Spanish.
"Do you have any other plans? " "I thought it would be interesting to study some countries where they speak Spanish. She seemed interested. Escrapbooking. Journey North for Kids. Monarch Watch. A First American Cookbook (Imagination): American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Ellis Island Immigration Records. Ellis Island was the main port of entry for immigrants to America. More immigrants arrived through Ellis Island than all the other North American ports of entry combined. Thus, anyone searching for ancestors anywhere in North America (even Canada) should check the Ellis Island immigration records. This article shows you what you need to know about Ellis Island. Ellis Island is a small island off the tip of Lower Manhatten. Top 10 Ports of Arrival in North America in 1903 When looking at Ellis Island immigration records, here are the things you need to know: • For an immigrant coming from Europe, the most expensive part of the journey from their home in the old country to their final destination in North America would have been the cost of buying a ticket on a transatlantic steamer.
Ellis Island is marked with the pin showing its location relative to New York City. . • Not all immigrants were successful in entering the United States. Creative Narrations is... | creative narrations. American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page.