EDUO 9649: Washington DC: Monuments and Memorials on the National Mall
The sites visited in each of the courses in the series, Our National Treasures, EDUO 9649 - 9654 present inquisitive participants with many facets of our cultural heritage. The course experience itself is an exploratory process that is as much to be valued as the sites themselves. As a curious lifelong learner one must perform research in order to discover answers that lead to more questions and more research. Thus in this course, the participant prepares for the site visit by conducting investigations to gain a better appreciation of the knowledge and inspiration that the national treasure will offer. At the locale itself, questions are posed that further one’s desire to engage in additional study. Therefore touring the site and becoming engrossed in the process becomes the true national treasure.
Course Description
Walking along the National Mall moving from monument to monument and memorial to memorial is an experience that melds information and inspiration within the learning process. This class will bring such an experience to participating teachers. The culminating activity requires teachers to focus on how their journey will enhance their classroom.
Instructor: bscanlon@dominicancaonline.com
EDUO 9650: Washington DC: Museums
The Smithsonian and other museums located in our nation's capital are treasures that highlight the culture of our multifaceted heritage. This course gives teachers the opportunity to experience some of these treasures and relate that experience to the teaching/learning act. The culminating activity requires teachers to focus on how their journey will enhance their classroom.
Instructor: bscanlon@dominicancaonline.com
EDUO 9651: Washington DC: Three Branches of Government
This class gives the teacher the opportunity to tour the buildings that house our three branches of government and to experience the effect that exploring and researching, curiosity and questioning have upon learning. The culminating activity requires teachers to focus on how their journey will enhance their classroom.
Instructor: bscanlon@dominicancaonline.com
EDUO 9652: Washington DC: Science
Washington D.C. houses many of the world's finest science museums. This class gives teachers the opportunity to fully experience some of them. In addition it will engage participants in a process that will help create curious lifelong learners. The culminating activity requires teachers to focus on how their journey will enhance their classroom.
Instructor: bscanlon@dominicancaonline.com
EDUO 9654: Washington DC: The Galleries
Art speaks in a different way to each person and expresses itself through a variety of avenues. This class gives the teacher the opportunity to experience this phenomenon through a very effective teaching process while visiting and studying galleries in the nation's capitol.
Instructor: bscanlon@dominicancaonline.com