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White house teacher's symposium
Last summer I had the pleasure of facilitating the development of cross-curricular projects for teachers around the Mid-Atlantic region at the annual White House Teacher's Symposium. In fact it was a...
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"find your park" or...."create your park"?
Next year will be the Centennial for the National Park Service. As part of the Centennial the National Park Service has started an initiative called "Find Your Park". Watch the message from Michelle...
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canoeing with the national park service and blue water baltimore
This was just the first of many exciting, hands-on field trips we will be taking over the next three years. We are always looking for ways to integrate our subjects in the classroom in the great...
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Throughout the school year we will be kayaking in various rivers and creeks in and around the Baltimore area with the National Park Service. Specifically we will be learning about the environment and...
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White house centennial project
Our work with the White House Visitor's Center has continued into this school year. Our students have been creating investigations to use in and around President's Park. In yet another partnership...
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Debate team wins first place again!
This past Saturday the Mt. Washington Debate Team won first place again at the Baltimore Urban Debate League competition. In fact, the TOP SIX teams in the varsity division were from Mt. Washington! A...
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China
I had an incredible time in China. I have brought back so many valuable ideas to use in the classroom related to our ancient Chinese studies, as well as our current events discussions after my visit...
View Articlech. 77 video collection of our 8th graders
As we get set for the final semester for our 8th graders I decided to put all of our Ch. 77 News stories in one spot. It has been an amazing 2 1/2 years so far! We still have trips to Philadelphia,...
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Italy and greece
Sorrento, Italy Over spring break our 8th grade class went to Italy and Greece. Students were able to explore ancient wonders we originally studied in 6th grade like the Roman Coliseum, the Acropolis...
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Classroom Discussion With Deray Mckesson
Last month my 8th grade class was lucky enough to have Black Lives Matter activist and Baltimore Mayor candidate DeRay McKesson visit us. DeRay spoke on issues regarding the Black Lives Matter...
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