Service Learning Part B Nicole Bullard Georgia College Early College Mrs. Mrs. Wood’s and Grimes’ 8th Grade GA History Class Giving Tours at the Old Governor’s Mansion The focus of this project is to have students actively engaging and experiencing the eighth grade Georgia history standards of pre-Civil War Georgia and Civil War Georgia (SS8H5 and SS8H6). This will be done through experiencing a tour, researching the historical and cultural context of the time period, making connections of what they experienced to what they have researched and learned, and finally synthesizing this knowledge to create a tour of one of the rooms in the mansion for family and community members to experience. The reason for this project is to provide the opportunity for families and other members of the community to be informed with the history of the and Milledgeville. Many of my Old Governor’s Mansion students mentioned how they, nor their families, have had the opportunity to visit the Old Mansion, and do not know much of historical significance. Governor’s its or Milledgeville’s This project is designed to have the students not only learn about why this building is important to history but also be teachers to those in the community who come to visit this Georgia’s historic site. Project Plan: February 6, 2014 Meeting with Director Matt Davis to discuss the possibility of – students being tour guides at the Mansion Old Governor’s March 6 - 17, 2014 Georgia from 1789-1840 learning experiences in class and how it – may be able to contribute to their service learning project March 13-14, 2014 Introduction to service learning to students and determining what – the project will be; students will vote for their choice (Figure 1) March 17, 2014 Service Learning project is chosen; they chose giving tours at the Old – Mansion, so invitation letters to parents and community members were sent Governor’s out this day (Figure 2) March 18, 2014 Students will tour the mansion and learn about museum etiquette from – 1p.m. to 2p.m. March 19-21, 2014 Students will prepare for giving their tours by doing research, – discussing ideas with partners, and working together to plan what they will share with the attendees March 24, 2014 Students will give their tours at the Mansion from – Old Governor’s 11a.m.-12p.m. Rationale
Service Learning Part B Nicole Bullard Georgia College Early College Mrs. Wood’s and Mrs. Grimes’ 8th Grade GA History Class Giving Tours at the Old Governor’s Mansion The focus of this project is to have students actively engaging and experiencing the eighth grade Georgia history standards of pre-Civil War Georgia and Civil War Georgia (SS8H5 and SS8H6). This will be done through experiencing a tour, researching the historical and cultural context of the time period, making connections of what they experienced to what they have researched and learned, and finally synthesizing this knowledge to create a tour of one of the rooms in the mansion for family and community members to experience. The reason for this project is to provide the opportunity for families and other members of the community to be informed with the history of the Old Governor’s Mansion and Milledgeville. Many of my students mentioned how they, nor their families, have had the opportunity to visit the Old Governor’s Mansion, and do not know much of its or Milledgeville’s historical significance. This project is designed to have the students not only learn about why this building is important to Georgia’s history but also be teachers to those in the community who come to visit this historic site. Project Plan: February 6, 2014 – Meeting with Director Matt Davis to discuss the possibility of students being tour guides at the Old Governor’s Mansion March 6 - 17, 2014 – Georgia from 1789-1840 learning experiences in class and how it may be able to contribute to their service learning project March 13-14, 2014 – Introduction to service learning to students and determining what the project will be; students will vote for their choice (Figure 1) March 17, 2014 – Service Learning project is chosen; they chose giving tours at the Old Governor’s Mansion, so invitation letters to parents and community members were sent out this day (Figure 2) March 18, 2014 – Students will tour the mansion and learn about museum etiquette from 1p.m. to 2p.m. March 19-21, 2014 – Students will prepare for giving their tours by doing research, discussing ideas with partners, and working together to plan what they will share with the attendees March 24, 2014 – Students will give their tours at the Old Governor’s Mansion from 11a.m.-12p.m. Rationale
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