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Ellen Rogers

PYP Coordinator
Belvedere ES
Preschool (0 to 4 years old), Primary (5 to 8 years old), Elementary (9 to 12 years old)
Teacher/Educator, Curriculum Coordinator, Curriculum Developer
Language Arts And English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts

Ellen is the Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator at Belvedere Elementary. Belvedere is a Title I, International Baccalaureate public school. The Professional Development Collaborative at Washington International School has provided her with many opportunities to learn about Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routines and global competencies through the Washington International School Summer Institute for Teachers. As a result she has created several collections over the past few years with thinking routines and global competency in mind. Her collections have been designed for teachers to use in classrooms, families in her community during the pandemic, and for the Museums Go Global Project. #goglobal

Ellen Rogers's collections

 

Investigating the Life of Enslaved People Through Artifacts

<p>In this collection, you will examine artifacts, paintings and text that gives you a window into the life of enslaved people of the US during 1700s and 1800s. I created this content as a way for my 4th grade students to dig deeper in their understanding of enslaved people beyond what our textbook provides. The students are asked to take meaningful analysis of the artifacts and to consider what further inquiries they have. </p><p>#goglobal</p> <p>While you navigate through this collection, consider:</p> <p>See Think Wonder Thinking Routine</p> <ul><li>What do you see?</li><li>What do you think?</li><li>What do you wonder?</li></ul><p>Main, Side, Hidden</p> <p></p> <ul><li>What is the main story?</li><li>What is the side story?</li><li>What is the hidden story?</li></ul><p></p> <p>Unveiling Stories Thinking Routine</p> <ul><li>What is the main story?</li><li>What is the human story?</li><li>What is the world (issues) story?</li><li>What is the new story?</li><li>What is the untold story?</li></ul>
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Beyond Monarchs: Animal Migration

<p>This collection starts with monarch butterflies and their migration. My hope was to remind the second graders about what they have already learned about monarchs. </p> <p>Once the students' background knowledge is activated then the students can participate in the Tuning In activity. Students will analyze the art piece using the Harvard's Project Zero Thinking Routine: See, Think, Wonder. </p> <p>Once the students have made their thinking visible then the class will find more out by learning about the art piece from the artist and learning about bird migrations. The students will engage in the Harvard Global Thinking Routine The 3 Ys.<br /></p> <p>To push the students beyond flying animals the Going Further section will expose the  students to migrations of animals on land, air, and see. The students will end this section using the Thinking Routine Think, Puzzle, Explore. Students can then have time to research about animals on their own.</p>
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Unveiling Stories: Children at Work

<p>I created this collection to have my students understand better the role children played in the past. Considering how quickly I have to teach history to my 4th graders I wanted to rely on photographs to help orient the students into time and place. I focused on the late 1800s into the mid-1900s. The students in my class wanted to know more about children's lives during the time period we were learning about. The purpose of the collection is to push the students to think beyond what they immediately see and consider the bigger ideas captured in these photographs.</p><p>#goglobal</p> <p>Students engaged in thinking routines during this activity:</p> <p>See, Think, Wonder</p> <p style="margin-left:0px;"></p> <ul><li>What do you see?</li><li>What do you think?</li><li>What do you wonder?</li></ul><p>Unveiling Stories<br /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <ul><li>What is the story?</li><li>What is the human story?</li><li>What is the world story?</li><li>What is the new story?</li><li>What is the hidden story?</li></ul><p></p>
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The Toaster: Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

<p>This collection was made for a Kindergarten Class that was exploring a common object, a toaster. The class started by using a thinking routine from Agency by Design, a part of Harvard Graduate School of Education's Project Zero. The used the thinking routine Parts, Purposes, Complexities to thinking deeply about the toaster and generate questions about it. This collection provides additional toasters from different time periods to push the Kinder student inquiry further. The use of the thinking routine See, Think, Wonder also helps generate thinking about the objects.</p>
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Amazing Ancient Africa

<p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring Ancient Africa. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can learn about Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mali. There are artifacts to explore and videos to watch. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Cloudy With a Chance of Fun

<p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring clouds. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about clouds, read articles about clouds, and listen to a read aloud called Brave Irene who faces some very interesting weather. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p><p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Bats: One Magnificent Mammal

<p></p><p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring my favorite animal, bats. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about bats, read articles about bats, and listen to the read aloud <u>Stellaluna</u>. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Sharks: Friend or Foe?

<p></p><p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring Sharks. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about sharks, read articles about sharks, and listen to the read aloud <u>Clark the Shark</u>. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Libraries From Your Couch

<p></p><p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring libraries. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about research as well as listen to the read aloud <u>Library Lion</u>. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Dance Dance Revolution

<p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring damce. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about dance, watch different dances around the world, and try some GoNoodle dances. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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Eight Legged Fantastic!

<p></p><p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring spiders. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch a free Brainpop video about spiders and arachnids as well as listen to the read aloud <u>Sophia's Masterpiece</u>. Families can  watch science videos and read articles about spiders and scorpions. They can also explore art inspired by spiders and Spiderman the superhero. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

<p></p><p>I created this collection for families to do together while schools are closed. I will be making a collection a day while we are out of school. Today we will be exploring superheroes. The idea is for families to look at the items in the collection and consider what they see in the objects and paintings, what they think, and what they wonder. Families can also watch videos about creating Marvel Comics as well as a video about a really amazing comic book store owner. At the end of the collection I have provided a few ideas for families about what to do next.</p> <p>If you want to learn more about more about See Think Wonder you can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1INKc4Zh4I&amp;t=57s">here</a> to see a video of a teacher using the routine in her classroom.</p>
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