Teaching Practice Human Transport Systems: An Electronic Collection of Student Work RESOURCES
Body Systems and Organs
This resource contains hands-on experiments to help students gain a better understanding of the human body transport systems. This is a great resource for teachers who need more information on the transport systems as well as a great source for students needed additional exploration.
Siepak, K. (1995).Body Systems and Organs. Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company,Inc., North Carolina.
Anatomy Academy - Respiration, Circulation, and Digestion
Book 2 of a three book series, this was an outstanding resources for both the teacher and the students. This reource includes information on the three essential transport systems, activities for students to apply their new knowlege, assessment tools, experiments, research project ideas, and enrichment activities.
David Gibson - National Institute for Community Innovations
David Gibson – The Director of Research and Development for the National Institute on Community Innovations
The PLP (Personal Learning Planner) is a web-based work environment that is envisioned as a place for students to take charge of their own learning, receive help from trusted advisors and friends in planning and making high quality artifacts that demonstrate what they know and can do, and build collections and electronic portfolios of their work to share with others. It allows parents to join the conversations and act as co-advisors with teachers, community mentors, and experts. The artifacts created by students can be linked with national, state, and local standards; can be validated by feedback from advisors, including feedback using rubrics. Students can also be surveyed as can their advisors and the results can be aggregated and displayed for a variety of groups, allowing schools to better understand and serve groups of students.
New England College: Teacher Education Program
New England College is an independent liberal arts college that also offers professional programs. Maintaining a low student-teacher ratio, the College fosters close working and mentoring relations among faculty, staff, and students in an atmosphere of mutual care and respect. We are proud of our history of success in challenging and supporting students of diverse academic and cultural backgrounds who wish to achieve their full intellectual, personal, and social potential. New England College is nestled in an area abounding with natural beauty. Henniker is a village of 4,000 residents just 85 miles from Boston and 15 miles from Concord. The Contoocook River runs through the center of the village and alongside the campus with a picturesque covered bridge spanning the Contoocook River connecting the residence halls with the athletic fields.
There is a real sense of support and collegiality among faculty, staff, and students, and also between the College, townspeople, and our preK-12 partner schools. The campus is a comfortable and informal place, friendly and casual. The teacher education program at New England College is one of the largest majors on campus, hosting approximately 110 students out of a total student body of 850. In the teacher education program students and faculty work together to identify and solve community-based problems and gain the knowledge and power to take thoughtful and effective action. Imagine an education experience that allows you to become an active member of the school and community and where your contributions and achievements are authentic and valued. From your very first year in the Education program, you might read to a second grade child, create and lead an after school program, work in an urban school over spring break, direct a student performance, or help lead students to improve the quality of their own schools and communities.
Author:Derek Geddes
and Sara Montalbano School:A Collaborative Project with Weare Middle School and New England College Organization:Weare Middle School and New England College Credits:Debra Nitschke-Shaw, Director of Teacher Education
Emily Perkins, pre-service teacher New England College
