Goals:
1. To understand the process and methods that shaped Fading Footprints
2. To outline the major components of a learning expedition
3. To generate knowledge of best practice in learning expeditions.
Time: 120 minutes
Description of Activity:
1. Materials: iBooks, journal notes, pen, pencil, models of learning
expeditions, timelines, Fading Footprints article.
2. Read Fading Footprints article.
3. Round table discussion relating to following questions:
a. What are the key components of a learning
expedition like Fading Footprints?
-- Focus on four connecting statements on page 3,
second paragraph of the Fading Footprints article.
-- Consider strategies for differentiation described in the last paragraph of page 6 and first paragraph of page 7.
4. Review expeditions as constructionist activities with Sparks of Liberty and Sparks Map.
5. Riverworks Documentary - Discuss
Anatomy of an
Expedition.
6. Fading Footprints Timeline
Prep units
Kickoff
Research
Fieldwork
Experts/working with community
Mentoring
Final Push/ countdown
Differentiation
CD Production
Assessment
Culminating Event
Community Service
Authentic product/ authentic audience
7. Food for thought: King Middle School Expedition Products
Review- What do we know kids
learned from making these products?
Resources:
Fading Footprints Article
ELOB Web Site
Art in Footprints
Math in Footprints
Research in Footprints
Sparks of Liberty
Sparks Map
