Hero vs Villian Students investigated the perception of duality in society through a historical, literature, civics, and modern day lens
The Chimera Project Students examined folklore, myth, symbolism, and cultural traditions through making their own hybrid animals
Dance Dance Reconstruction I never intended to become an advocate for teaching history in elementary school; it’s something that just sort of happened…
Storytellers of the Land In collaboration with a local conservancy and river park, students identified and cataloged local wildlife through camera trap photo analysis
VersUS The central idea of this project was to use the city itself as a text and students captured the details of the journey through photography and journaling
Cruisin’ Into Revolution Tenth graders studied local San Diego history through lowriders and lowrider culture…
(In)Equity by Design Sixth graders explored data related to their own phenotype data through the lens of major moments in U.S. history.
Matter That Matters Our goal was for students to understand how resources in our natural world acquire …
Wise Kids Traditions We students thought it pretty important to think about one of the most critical things …
You Say You Want a Revolution? In this action-packed eight-week project, students used primary and secondary resources …
Walk In Their Shoes Each student chose to research an issue or event in the Congo that was somehow a result …
Once Upon A Prime What role did mathematics play in defining history? How did war, famine, and social …
What is your Everest? After reading the novel Peak, by Roland Smith, fifth grade students studied the …
Choose Your Own Adventure Through U.S. History For this project, students researched, wrote, and self-published a collection of choose …
3D Printed Timeline Ninth grade students in the MPX Program at Mid-Pacific Institute created a timeline of …
Choose Your Own Adventure Students explored examples of risk taking from personal and state history, through a …
Historic Rap Throwdown In pairs, students chose and then researched a controversial historical figure that had …
Turning Points, Toy Theatre The goal of this project was to recreate and interpret critical historical turning …
Viva La Revolucion! In a semester-long collaboration between two Humanities classes, students researched …
Cultural Encounters Our students explored how historical events such as immigration and war affected their …
Chemistry and Conflict The inspiration for this project came from a “thing biography” display at a Los Angeles …
Soaring Eagles In this collaboration between the San Diego Unified School District’s Indian Education …
The Lascaux Cave Project Our Lascaux Cave Project explored the essential question, “What makes us human?” Working …
Moral Courage Project n this project my middle school students go on a self-exploration journey through …
The Creative Masters Project In The Creative Masters Project, students select a creative Spanish-speaker from any …
Philosopher Shrines Salon Night Students experienced the beauty of math by creating murals using specific geometric shapes.
Kid History Project Cards provide quick glimpses of inspiring projects designed by teachers and realized in collaboration with students.
Living History Project Cards provide quick glimpses of inspiring projects designed by teachers and realized in collaboration with students.
Preparing students to Understand, Discuss, and Dismantle Racism Alec and Jean talk to Ayo Magwood about the importance of explicitly teaching the history of race in America…
Liberty Station: Then and Now We thought this project would be a great entry point for students to delve into learning …
Call Sign: Courage Students collaborated with the USS Midway museum to capture the stories of Naval …
Uncovering The Progressive Past: The Origins of PBL Below I explore the origins of PBL and attempt to navigate practices and approaches…
Teachers’ Work And School Change In this UnBoxed interview, Judith Warren Little, Dean of the Graduate School of…
Sometimes the Exhibition is at the Dinner Table Who has the right to decide what should be taught in public schools?…
Experiencing Difference Last Spring, as part of our school’s Immersion Week, thirteen students and I headed to…
I Used To Think… I used to think that traditional public education was the institution with the most…
Race and Ethnicity in an Integrated School The email, signed only “Concerned Student,” expressed outrage because the author felt not…
Echoes & Reflections Jill, the principal, was standing by the front desk at Explorer Elementary. She was petite…
The Lost Postcard Collection How do you think Odysseus feels during his journey? Is Odysseus a hero by modern standards?
