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| Group picture at the end of the presentation. |
On April 19th, 2014, at 1:30 pm in Mrs. Misselhorn's classroom, the 1st grade team in C.B. Lamb Elementary School went out of their comfort zone to try for the first time ever to reach out to the World to enhance our students learning. The first graders have been learning about animal structures, and also how to develop questions. I was able to coordinate a Face Time conference with Dr. Pedro Santiago, a veterinarian who has his practice in Orlando, Florida. This was quite an experience for every one involved. We were able to address several common core standards, global awareness, language arts, science. What a great experience!
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| At the end of the presentation, Dr. Santiago answered students' questions. |
After the presentation, the students reflected on what they learned from this experience by writing on a piece
of paper “One thing I learned from Dr. Santiago was…”, “I’m still wondering…”
and thank you letters. We are currently
working on making a scrapbook with the group pictures we took during the
teleconference. The plan is to present Dr.
Santiago with the scrapbook as a token of our appreciation for taking precious
time from his busy schedule to enlighten our young minds.
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| A First grader asking a question to Dr. Santiago |
This was a
team effort, Mrs. Carmichael made available the library smart board and
projector, and José helps us with the different technological aspects to successfully
connect with Dr. Santiago. Thank you so much Mrs. Carmichael and José!
After this
experience, the first grade teachers met to reflect and discuss the
teleconference and capture the lessons learned (good and bad) to improve our
plan for future experiences. Without a
doubt, this was a great experience and I’m looking forward to try it again.
