This 8th grade unit, through the direction of Mrs. Prinzivalli, exemplifies IB education. Rather than simply learning about a moment in history, teachers challenge students to delve deeply, to understand why it matters and how it impacts their own belief systems. Our 8th graders are moving on study To Kill a Mockingbird through an integrated IB unit with Individuals and Societies (Humanities) to continue their exploration of how individual choices impact a community within a different context. This unit is developed in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves, a nonprofit dedicated to providing instructional supports to make learning relevant and meaningful for our students. Many thanks to our dedicated teachers, Mrs. Prinzivalli and Ms. Denten, who have been trained in the Facing History approach and have put countless hours into the development of these units.
I had the privilege of observing our 8th grade students in their IB Language and Literature class last week. The class was wrapping up a unit on the Holocaust through a novel study of Friedrich and primary source documents and testimonials. Throughout the unit, students were challenged to think about how what they learned about the Holocaust impacted their understanding of themselves, the past, and the world today. The culminating project was to design a Holocaust memorial and write a corresponding artist's statement to explain the message they intended to communicate through their work of art. As I, along with the 7th grade class, toured the memorials and listened to the 8th graders explanations, I was blown away by the symbolism reflected in their memorials and their ability to articulate the profound meaning they had taken from the unit. This 8th grade unit, through the direction of Mrs. Prinzivalli, exemplifies IB education. Rather than simply learning about a moment in history, teachers challenge students to delve deeply, to understand why it matters and how it impacts their own belief systems. Our 8th graders are moving on study To Kill a Mockingbird through an integrated IB unit with Individuals and Societies (Humanities) to continue their exploration of how individual choices impact a community within a different context. This unit is developed in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves, a nonprofit dedicated to providing instructional supports to make learning relevant and meaningful for our students. Many thanks to our dedicated teachers, Mrs. Prinzivalli and Ms. Denten, who have been trained in the Facing History approach and have put countless hours into the development of these units.
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