Videos
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STEAM Challenge with a Real World Application at Allen-Stevenson
Allen-Stevenson Middle School boys in grades 4 to 6 participated in the School’s second annual STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) Day on June 5, 2013. The challenge, one with real world applications, was for teams of four to design and build a wind turbine using a small inexpensive electric generator that would be […]
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Deconstructing the box – a third grade investigation of how computers work
Recently, third grade tech class has become a hands on adventure as we’ve tackled the big questions of, “how do computers work,” “what’s inside a computer,” and “can I take a computer apart?” Fortunately, the answer to all three questions is, “yes!” In pairs, the third graders have been using screwdrivers to carefully dismantle our […]
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A novel of 10,000 words begins with a single sentence
In this video, Gordon seventh graders share the opening sentences for their novels, full-blown efforts with five-figure word counts that they completed over the month of November.
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Ashley Hall Students Recite the Gettysburg Address
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Ashley Hall’s fifth grade students memorized and recited the speech for a class assignment. The students were featured on the local news for their effort as well as learntheaddress.org, a project started by documentarian Ken Burns to collect recordings of the Address.
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We the People
Maple Street School’s choral music teacher partnered with a local composer and songwriter to create a unique opportunity for our school’s most talented singers. This original song and video about the Constitution is the product of their collaboration. “We the People” is a wonderful interdisciplinary approach to learning American History, and has inspired two additional […]
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Students Create Autonomous System for Aerial Tracking
As a part of their Honors Advanced Computer Science class, Renner Brown ‘15, Alexander Eggers ‘15, and Michael McCrory ‘14, are tackling a year-long learning project. They will create an autonomous system for aerial tracking, following, and filming mobile objects over multiple terrains, including water. The ultimate goal of the project is to follow a […]
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Football at The Hill School: Student-athletes challenge themselves on and off the field
This short video includes interviews with diverse student-athletes who talk about how Hill challenges its football players to stretch themselves both on and off the field — building leadership skills and preparing for the opportunity to play in college, while having fun, too.
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Nichols School Student Creates “Roar” Video in Show of School Spirit
As part of a nationwide challenge by pop star Katy Perry, Nichols School in Buffalo, N.Y., took part in a lip dub video to the tune of her hit song, “Roar!” The video was produced, directed and filmed in one take by senior, Spencer Bacon ’14. Led by Spencer’s leadership, creativity and careful orchestration, the […]
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Building community and accountability among students through great lesson planning and project design.
Eric Hudson is an Instructional Designer with Global Online Academy. Eric regularly creates short videos highlighting examples of excellent teaching and instructional design featuring Global Online Academy Faculty. Each member of our faculty currently works for one of our member schools. In this video, Eric highlights examples of instructional design, with an emphasis on community […]
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LREI Students Cultivate Their Creative Confidence
Fostering creativity is a key element of the LREI experience and one that is at the center of how we structure learning opportunities for students. So we were intrigued to read about the current OpenIDEO challenge, “How might we inspire young people to cultivate their creative confidence?” OpenIDEO is an innovation platform that brings people […]
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All Saints’ Solar Car Challenge
The Solar Car Challenge is an education program designed to help motivate students in science, engineering and alternative energy. Science and Technology Magazine named the Solar Car Challenge as one of the top science and engineering programs in the country. As part of the All Saints’ mission to develop academically-prepared servant leaders, two faculty members […]
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Cardboard Challenge
Inspired by the story of Caine’s Arcade (see video on YouTube), our upper school students joined forces with businesses in the community to launch a “Day of Play” for our lower schoolers and other elementary aged children in the community. While the event was designed to appeal to lower schoolers, upper schoolers found leadership opportunities […]