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Reading Dr. Lacey…
November 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
We start a new project this week…I’ve been working for a month now to coordinate a literature circle using a blog…nothing new there, but this one has a twist…actually two!
I was really looking to make the student experience as authentic as possible and reach outside the walls…so we hooked up two of our classes with two classes at Grand Manan Community School, located on an island off the southern coast of our province (these guys have a 2 hour ferry ride just to reach the mainland!). It’s an amazing community and an amazing school, thanks in large part to the impact that technology and leadership has made in their learning environment.
Then we took it a step further. The book they will be reading is “Flu Shot”, a story about the MacGyver style heroics of an ex-army officer during a pandemic. It’s set locally and the students love the familiarity with the landmarks. The author is a local family physician. Dr. Kendrick Lacey has agreed to participate with the students on a regular basis, posing questions and comments and responding to theirs. This is a huge commitment, one for which we are grateful.
It doens’t get any more authentic than this. A public blog (mom and dad can tune in), with students and teachers from other schools AND the author participating!
The power of a story is amazing!
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