Chapter 8: The World of Work

How does one connect academics to the broader social context?

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Twitter sized messages from this chapter:

• Could holding an alligator change a young persons understanding of the world #YearatMH
• "Even though we're here in a school, there's a community out there, where work is always happening." Watch Ch 8 of #YearatMH
• "It's all this interconnectedness that makes it real for children." #YearatMH

WATCH

• Providence Summer Scholars
• This is why Physical Space Matters
• Raushon: Discovering Documentary
• Amanda: Internships and Hands-On Learning
• Apprentice Learning: Learning by Doing (Apprentice Learning)
• "For One Thing to Change, Everything Must Change" (Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center)
• Ed Stockham, Empathy Explorer: The Sun and the Wind (Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative)
• Real-World Internships Lead to College and Career Readiness (Edutopia)
• Mentors Improve Graduation in Las Vegas (Edutopia)
• Adult-World Connections: An Internship with real Impact for Rescuers (Edutopia)

READ

• Are We Putting the Knowledge Cart Before the Emotional Horse?
• Eight Essentials for Project-Based Learning
• Project Design Rubric
• Project Essentials Checklist
• Democratic Education in Practice: Inside the Mission Hill School (University of Evansville)
• Funding and Resources for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
• A Place for Me in the World, written by Middle School Students from Mission Hill School (Mission Hill School)
• What "Real-World Learning" Really Look Like (Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative)
• A Week in the Life of a Citizen School Student (Edutopia)
• Internships Provide On-the-Job Learning (Edutopia)
• Engaging Students with Hands-on Work Experiences (Edutopia)
• Community Service Learning in Elementary School: Tips for Getting Started (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• Engaging Hearts and Minds: A 3rd Grade Teacher Describes a Student-Initiated Service Learning Project (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• A 4th Grade Teacher Writes About Choosing to Follow Students' Interests Instead of the Pacing Guide (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)

LISTEN

• Jenna Fournel: A Brave Experiment Creates an Artistic Breakthrough
• Interview with Mike Rose on "The Mind at Work" (On Being)

DO

• Help guide research in neuroscience
• How to Mentor At-Risk Students in Art (Edutopia)
• Create a Makerspace
• Get Ideas for K-8 Community Service Learning Projects (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• Use "Memory Collections" to Make Writing Assignments More Meaningful (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• Get Ideas for "Real Life" Projects to Try in the Classroom (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)