Moon Journals: Drawn to Space
Tuesday October 7, 2003Session two: TBA
Limit 11 teams/25 participants
6:00PM-9:00 PM
Keeping a Discovery Journal of the Solar Neighborhood
For Classroom Teachers and Art Teachers
This project is a collaboration between Tennessee State Universityand Dyer Observatory of Vanderbilt UniversityAll gradesMust be a team of at least two teachers including an Art Teacher
Dates for the First Round (Two evenings)
You are invited to put together a team of two teachers from your school
including:
A classroom teacher (may have more than one general education teacher)
and
An art teacher
Join us for a series of fall workshops on creating a “Discovery
Journal” using the moon and stars as your inspiration. Dyer Observatory,
a Nashville treasure, will be the site of this professional development
that will allow teachers to work with some of the most renowned scientists
and astronomers in Tennessee, while being mentored by armature astronomy
volunteers, and instructed by experienced artists and educators. The instructors
for these workshops will be Judy Butler, Director of Education and Public
Outreach for the Center of Excellence, Information Systems Tennessee State
University and Rocky Alvey, Superintendent of Dyer Observatory of Vanderbilt.
There is no stipend but each teacher will receive a book called Moon
Journals: Writing, Art, and Inquiry through Focused Nature Study by Joni
Chancer and Gina Rester-Zodrow and a large blank journal/sketchbook for
multi-media projects along with NASA materials.
Funding for this project comes from the Tennessee Arts Commission, NASA
Ideas Grant, and the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium.
To Register please contact Judy Butler to indicate you are sending in
an application.
Judy@DragonflyEnterprises.org
Moon
Journals: Writing, Art and Inquiry (Amazon Link to Book)
by Joni Chancer and Gina Rester-Zodrow
Terrific book giving examples of a unit of study that spans the one month
phases of the moon. Filled with writing and art activities. Inspire your
students with creativity and discovery with ideas from this book.
"Observe the night sky every night for one month, from new moon
to new moon. Be sure to record the date and time of your observations.
Even though the moon is the star of your journal, pay attention to other
nighttime wonders. Let your eyes adjust to the darkness and then-look
up! What do you see? Are there clouds? Is it a foggy or misty night. Is
the wind blowing? Is the sky dark or filled with moonlight? Do you see
constellations or planets? Shooting stars? What do you hear? Crickets?
Birds? Animals? Raindrops or wind? Cars or airplanes? Do you smell flowers,
trees, or the smoky scent of a fire?"
This wonderful site created by educator, author, and artist Susan Kapuscinski
Gaylord describes many inexpensive books that students can make in your
classroom. Go to the kids page sections for directions and diagrams for
many fun books.
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