Sue+Mikula

3rd grade classes answered a blog question following the completing of their Arts-in-Ed workshops.
 * __ Blog -- Participating Class/Students __**

//Tell what you learned and what you liked about while working with Mrs. Robbins & Kyoko during the creative writing & bookmaking workshops.//
 * __ Podcast Project Outline __**3rd Graders answered a blog question on my website --

Student comments were quite varied. Through the blog they were able to express their learning and interest in the arts programming offered through the ESP grant. I would use blogging again as an evaluation tool in the arts. Here are a few examples of their responses:
 * __ Blog Outcome and Self-Reflection __**

Hunter 3-3 I learned how to make origami and then put it in a book with Kyoko. Ms.Robbins had us make poems that we put in our book. Thank you Ms.Robbins amd Kyoko for the great experence!

Kareena Plauman 3-1 I learned about fantastic, and wonderful countries for example China, Puerto Rico and India. Also what I liked was the books. I loved them! And so did my mom. Overall I loved working with Sherry Robins, and Kyoko.

Jayna 3-1 I learned many things about the different countries. I learned the sizes,continents they are in, and much more. My favorite part of working with Kyoko and Mrs. Robins was when we finished the book and looked through it to see all the amazing work we've done. I truly enjoyed working on a fantastic and hard working project with my classmates.

Drew 3-1 I really liked working with Mrs.Sherry and Kyoko. Most of all I liked working on the pop-out pages and writing the poems for the book. I also liked putting all my effort into one book. Overall, I had a lot of fun with both Mrs.Sherry and Kyoko.

More can be viewed on the web site. __Podcast -- Participating Class/Students__ ** 1st grade C.A.L.M. enrichment students participated in the podcast. Mrs. Hager, Mrs. Driscoll and myself cooridinated our efforts to create this podcast. **__ Podcast Project Outline __** Students broke into 4 groups and each group researched December Holidays and put their information in a T Chart. Then the children rehearsed their parts and created their podcast using Moviemaker. During their Christmas Parties they shared their podcast with the rest of their class.
 * They found the date of their Holiday
 * The story behind the holiday
 * And how people celebrate today
 * Students also made and designed props for their podcast depicting specific scenes and took photographs.
 * They added photos
 * They edited text size and color
 * And they recorded their voices

The podcast is available on the video drive in the Elementary School Folder. Go to the Art Folder and then the CALM folder to view it. It can also be viewed on my web page. [|1st Grade Holiday Podcast] It was amazing how simple it was to use Movie Maker to create a podcast. The children were so excited to participate in this project and even more excited when they were able to view the finished work.
 * __ Podcast Outcome and Self-Reflection __**

I think the podcasting went so smoothly because I had both Mrs. Driscoll and Mrs. Hager assisting in the process. The three of us collaborating together with the students was an excellent example of team teaching. Each of us brought our own strengths to the lesson, thus making it a richer learning experience for the children. As a result of this process, we are going to do more team teaching when it is appropriate at the 1st grade level and in other grade levels as well.