The JASON Project
Teacher: Deanna Flanagan
Grades: 6 - 8
Meets: Spring 2011 - Tuesday 1:00 - 2:00
Class Description:
THEO is blessed to announce Deanna Flanagan is joining our teaching staff for the fall of 2009 and will be teaching her specialty—The JASON Project.
The JASON Project (www.jason.org) is used worldwide to teach students science from an approach that includes language, geography, and more. Dr Ballard, the man who found the Titanic, founded this non-profit entity more than a decade ago. The JASON Project was purchased by National Geographic a few years ago. Each year they publish a new study for the kids to learn along with professional scientists working in the field.
The JASON Project curriculums are written for 6th - 8th graders and inspire a love of science as can’t be found from textbook learning. The topics are similar to what scientists use in the field and they have online activities and projects for the students to expand their learning outside of the classroom experience.
Not only are we blessed to offer The JASON Project at THEO but we are blessed because Deanna has actually been a teacher trainer/representative for them.
This semester we will study JASON's new curriculum Infinite Potential which will include Critical Current - defining Energy, Waves of Change, Power to the People , Energy Independence, and Energy Security. Each JASON curriculum takes current researchers and introduces the students to their work through online sources, videos and labs. Most of our class time will be devoted to the labs with homework that will include reading about the scientist, vocabulary, video's and digital labs. To see more about JASON check out www.jason.org.
Normally JASON is a semester long study and this is a two-semester class, so Deanna will pull in material from Monster Storms and more to make sure the kids maximize their learning this year.
Prerequisites: A willing learner who will do their homework!
Maximum number of students: 20
Cost: $35/month from September-May with a supply fee that hasn’t yet been set.
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