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My environmental club has a place in history. For the last twelve years our school community has helped me raise the funds to take my students to Canada. For years my students have been assisting teachers and staff at lunch and after school. This year  I wanted the students to be involved in service learning . Although I started this on a small scale last  year this year I want it to encompass more areas. Some new or improved activities will be:

   1.My club will be assisting our life skills class in collecting recycled papers throughout the building.

http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/bromley1895/bromley1895-plate31.htm

Picture of area of Randolph High School in 1895,  It did not exist!!!

Pictures of the city of Philadelphia - History

http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/

Background information:

Inductive Teaching Article

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public//Papers/Inductive(JCST).pdf

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Teaching Storytelling

http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/curr/107637.htm

Pictures to complement lessons:

http://www.lowermerionhistory.org/photodb/web/html3/080-1.htmlKeystone Hotel 1874

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Ideas/suggestions:

Sense of Place 7/23/07

I wasn't sure what to expect when I signed up for this two-week session, but I think it's going to provide a lot of "food for thought" as our group interacts, discusses, and shares experiences. I expected to feel tired at the end of the day, but I left class invigorated and looking forward to Tuesday.

Yesterday I had to spend most of my day at my school building. It is located in The Kirkbride Center, which is the focus of my presentation on Friday. This building complex was once The Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane! As I sat on one of the classrooms, I looked at the high ceilings, the wide open hallways and wide floor spaces. During lunch I spoke with a 76 year old resident of West Philadelphia who recalled the Mill Creek sewer which I included in my presentation.

I am fascinated when I speak with citizens over 70 who recall different times and different environments as compared to the same locations before severe changes to the landscapes due to progress and related effects.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070522082450.htm

the hypothetical effects of global warming on infectious diseases 

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/science/31squi.html?ex=1343534400&en=42ce6a9f2663c177&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

 NY Times Science article about changing patterns of Humboldt squid locations

http://www.oie.int/eng/OIE/en_about.htm?e1d1