September and October 2010
Immigration and Human Movement is a multi state project, involving students in grades 3rd - 12th, sponsored by organizations in New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and the United Kingdom. Click here to download the information from this page.
Description: Why do humans move? What impacts does our movement have on those around us and the broader society and ecology? This interactive, multi-state project will allow your class to learn from experts and each other as they pursue the answer to these questions. The whole project is aligned to both national and state standards with grade appropriate essential questions. The project has been purposely structured to provide opportunities for different grade levels to think about and work on topics and ideas which are appropriate. Students will be encouraged to research topics regarding human movement and immigration from different time periods and perspectives in order to compare trends, cultural attitudes, and inclusion of immigrants in American society. See project description for more detailed information.
Grades:
- Grades 3-6: Historical Immigration: Students will learn about how and why people have moved in the past, both through historical stories as well as the stories the students bring or research themselves.
- Grades 6-12: Current Immigration: Students will research and discuss the issues involved with immigration in the 20th/21st Centuries.
- Grades 9-12: Human Movement: Combining concepts from geography, environments, economy, literature and/or history, students will research and present on the trends, themes and impacts seen in regards to human movement.
See project ideas for more suggestions on presentation topics.
Timeline and Activities:
- September 7, 2010: Project registration opens including registration for expert series
- September 20, 2010: Expert Series presentations begin
- September 30, 2010: Deadline to submit presentation proposals
- October 4, 2010: Proposal acceptance notices sent. Presenting sites should begin to research topics, collaborate with other sites and prepare presentations
- October 11-15, 2010: Rehearsals begin for presenting sites
- October 12, 2010 - Bridge test connection including a dry run with each presenting site connecting for a 5 minute audio/video test
- October 14, 2010: Registration closes
- October 15, 2010: Expert Series ends
- October 19, 2010: Project Presentations (multi state videoconference)
Outcome and Participation:
Within these grade-level groupings, your class can be a part of this project in one of three ways:
- Learn and present: Taking advantage of the video conference experiences from experts and resources available through Internet2 community, your class will develop an interactive presentation OR a video clip to share with other schools across the country.
- Interact and learn: Learn by participating in the presentations by experts and in the presentations created by other classes across the country.
- Watch and learn: View the web streams of presentations and interactions of experts and other classes.
Interaction and Collaboration: Presentations should include an element or activity that requires viewing sites to interact and participate. Teachers are also encouraged to collaborate with a partner class from one of the other states. Assistance in finding a partner class will be given by the project team.
Resources: All projects should be prepared to use primary source materials such as census data, interviews (via video conferencing), and other data sets. Click here for a list of possible resources.
Register for Expert Presentations
Register to Interact or View
for October 19th
(Registration to take place between
October 4th and October 14th )