Monroeton Elementary: 21st Century Classrooms

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Monroeton Elementary21st Century Classrooms

• February 12, 2009

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WELCOME TO MONROETON!

• Here at Monroeton, we are working together to
  lead students into the 21st century through
  technology and project based learning. At
  Monroeton, learning is always under
  construction.
• This picture is of Robin Finberg, our
  Construction Supervisor and Principal.

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Students have a wide variety of technology
available to them at Monroeton.
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"Nicky" is an elementary future ready student.
Read his labels which describe the skills all
students need to be globally competitive in the
21st century. http//www.dpi.state.nc.us/curric
ulum/socialstudies/elementary/
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Kindergarten in the Library

• The library can be the beginning of education for
  many students.
• In our library at Monroeton, we have computers
  for class use, and wonderful book resources for
  our students.
• During our 21st Century Night, our Kindergarten
  staff invited parents and other visitors to learn
  about how their students are preparing for the
  21st century. For many of their students, the
  experience starts in the library.

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First Grade

• Several of our first grade classrooms have active
  boards.
• Teachers use the active boards to teach lessons,
  show related video clips from Discovery
  Education, and allow students to interact with
  lessons.
• Next year, all classrooms at Monroeton are to
  have active boards.
• All classrooms at Monroeton have four computers
  located in the rooms for student use. These
  computers can be used for AR testing, research,
  and student remediation.

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Second Grade

• In second grade, students have access to many
  different learning opportunities.
• Active Boards
• Computers
• Project Based Learning

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2nd Grade Project Based Learning (PBLs)
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Third Grade

• In third grade, students studied the underground
  railroad in connection to Black History month.
• In the hall and around the school, the teachers
  re-created the travels that took place from the
  south to the north by slaves. Even the PE
  teacher, Mr. Wray helped out as a conductor.
• Students also used glow-in-the-dark paint to
  create constellations that were used for guidance
  along the underground railroad.
• Ms. Carter looks at maps student used to compare
  traveling by car or on foot. The students used
  Google Maps to plan their own route to the north.

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Fourth Grade

• Fourth grade parents were invited to interact
  with the Active Board.
• Afterwards, parents could look at the different
  PBLs that their students have participated in.
• Projects ranged from timelines, pamphlets, to
  creating new creatures, diagramming the digestive
  system, and creating their own daily nutritional
  chart.

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Fourth Grade Project Based LearningPBLs
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Fifth Grade

• U.S. History is an important component of 5th
  grade. In connection to their trip to
  Washington, D.C., students took part in a PBL
  project. This PBL allowed students to create a
  PowerPoint presentation on a famous Washington
  monument prior to their trip.
• Fifth graders are also taking part in a real
  estate/economics project. This PBL allows
  students to purchase a property, and then be
  responsible for repairs that may be needed. This
  connects their math skills to budgeting and real
  world scenarios.
• Each nine weeks, students have researched a
  different aspect of science including weather,
  landforms, and the water cycle.

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Fifth Grade PBLs Washington, D.C.--Monument
Research Project,Real Estate Project, Water
Cycle, and Biomes
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Parents and Community Involvement

• Monroeton Elementary welcomes the opportunity to
  partner with parents and the community to give
  our students new and exciting opportunities to
  learn.
• We are preparing students for the future of a
  global technology driven world.