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Title: Egypt Camp


1
Egypt Camp
  • Partnership between Miami Valley School and Miami
    University

2
Who we are
  • Jenny PresnellHumanties/Social Sciences
    LibrarianMiami University Oxford, OH
  • Tana EikenberyMiddle School Math and Social
    Studies TeacherMiami Valley SchoolDayton, OH

3
Miami Valley School
4
Core Values at Miami Valley
  • Experiential LearningMVS believes that
    students thrive from opportunities to experience
    life and to learn while broadening their
    knowledge of self and kindling intellectual
    passion and curiosity.

5
Project Period
  • 2.5 Weeks
  • Interdisciplinary units
  • Break from regular classroom activities
  • Grading and evaluation
  • Differences by grade levels

6
Organization of Sixth Grade Project Period
  • Regular classes ended
  • Size of class
  • Teacher Participation
  • Week 1 at school, week 2 at Miami University

7
Organization of Sixth Grade Project Period
  • Themed Days
  • Dividing Students into groups
  • Organization of Nomes
  • Students Roles in Nomes

8
Organization of Nomes
  • Khats Scarves designate nome membership

9
Organization Nomes
  • StandardsCoats of arms reflecting
    characteristics of nomes

10
Organization of Nomes
  • MenatsNecklaces that represent the rank of a
    student in the nome.

11
Activities in other disciplines
  • ScienceMummificationLab

12
Activities in other disciplines
  • English Read selection and write creatively in
    a journal

13
Activities in other disciplines
  • MathLearn the Egyptian number system

14
Activities in other disciplines
  • ArtMasksWooden Benches

15
Other Art Projects
  • Tiles
  • Sarcophaguses

16
Activities in other disciplines
  • History and Geography3-D Map

17
Activities in other disciplines
  • MusicListen to Aida (a traditional version and
    the new John/Rice version)Egyptian Musical
    Instruments

18
Egyptian Culture
  • Food
  • Games

19
Egyptian Culture
  • Making Soap

20
Egyptian Culture
  • Costumes and clothing

21
Egyptian Culture
  • Adornment

22
Egyptian Culture
  • Creating an Ancient Egyptian

23
Miami University Miami Valley Partnership
  • How Miami University was selected

24
Miami University Miami Valley Partnership
  • Living at Miami

25
Miami University Libraries
  • Who we are
  • Setting
  • Information Literacy at Miami
  • Expectations of Middle School students

26
Evolution of Library Activities
  • Tour beginnings
  • Evolution of Ohio Information Systems
  • OhioLINK
  • InfoOhio
  • ACRL and Information Literacy

27
Expansion of Information Literacy Session
  • Multiple Sessions
  • Website

28
Session One
  • Foundations of evaluation
  • Article Exercise

29
Session Two
  • Evaluation of Websites
  • Cyberbee http//www.cyberbee.com
  • Search Directory vs Search Engine Searching

30
Session Three
  • Website presentations
  • Criteria
  • Audience participation

31
Session Three, revised
  • Google Map assignment
  • Passport

32
Other Libraries
  • Art ArchitectureScavenger Hunt and discussion
    of printed resources

33
Other Libraries
  • Science LibraryPresentation and mummification
    of human!

34
Other Libraries
  • Instructional Materials CenterPresentation of
    play written by Miami student. Included MVS
    student designed costumes and props

35
Other Libraries
  • Practicing In the IMC

36
The College Experience
  • Meeting Miamis mascot
  • Mealtime

37
Restaurants
38
The College Experience
  • Lectures with professors

39
The College Experience
  • The Rec Center

40
What Students Gain
  • Access to resources not available at school
  • Internet and information evaluation skills
  • Meeting with and learning from experts in their
    field

41
What Students Gain
  • Understanding of what a university is
  • 1st experience of college life
  • Self responsibility
  • Different bonding than that which occurs at school

42
What Miami University and Miami Libraries Gain
  • Understanding students preparation for college
    academics
  • Understanding younger students thought processes
  • Future Miami students

43
Future Plans
  • Miami University librarian work again with
    students, now in 7th grade
  • Involve the MVS librarian prior to and with visit
    to Miami
  • Formal evaluation of program (including students,
    Miami participants and MVS faculty)

44
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