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Enrichment Classes for High School Students

by Kelly

Jul 25, 2012

My school is going to be offering 6 week rotating enrichment classes. What type of classes have other schools offered. We want this to be interesting and engaging for the students. The classes will be 30 minutes in length.

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Sara On 7/25/12, Kelly wrote: > My school is going to be offering 6 week rotating > enrichment classes. What type of classes have other > schools offered. We want this to be interesting and > engaging for the students. The classes will be 30 minutes > in length.

Interesting and entertaining is refreshing. "Media Literacy" works w...See MoreOn 7/25/12, Kelly wrote: > My school is going to be offering 6 week rotating > enrichment classes. What type of classes have other > schools offered. We want this to be interesting and > engaging for the students. The classes will be 30 minutes > in length.

Interesting and entertaining is refreshing. "Media Literacy" works well here - viewing commercials and digesting and analyzing them. "History of American Film" works well - showing clips of classic films - without insisting that the students like them - or showing as much of the film as they can deal with - some classic films just don't stand the test of time after all. Another thought is letting the faculty teach their passion - what courses are doesn't matter as much as the teacher teaching them. A good teacher can make "History of the Kitchen Sink" interesting. I teach a course called "Speaking in Stone" and we look at public statues - why do we build statues to people and who are the people we build statues of (the current Penn State controversy will really add to this course!)

I'm not an artist, I'm a history teacher but one who has a great interest in public art but particulary statues and memorials. I teach it because I enjoy it - it's a strong side interest. Kids like it because I love it - I wouldn't recommend it as a class that every school should offer - you need someone who actively wants to teach such a class.

I also teach an enrichment class on the Civil War and for the same reason - it's a strong side interest of mine. What are your faculty's interests? Rather than look afield for what works in other schools, consider asking your faculty what they want to teach? It's only six weeks - what an opportunity to stretch your teaching wings and have fun teaching a short class in which you're really interested.

One of us here teaches Romance Novels... the junky type books sold in supermarkets - because she reads them! Another teacher here teaches the Seinfeld shows because he's devoted to the Seinfeld show and the taboos they explore - why did that show work so well? I'd take his class but I'd never teach it - I'm interested enough to know more but not passionate enough about Seinfeld to want to try to bring it alive for students.

Jul 28, 2012

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hst Love this idea! Has me thinking about what I would teach if I could teach a short course in "my passion"! On 7/28/12, Sara wrote: > On 7/25/12, Kelly wrote: >> My school is going to be offering 6 week rotating >> enrichment classes. What type of classes have other >> schools offered. We want this to be interesting and >>...See MoreLove this idea! Has me thinking about what I would teach if I could teach a short course in "my passion"! On 7/28/12, Sara wrote: > On 7/25/12, Kelly wrote: >> My school is going to be offering 6 week rotating >> enrichment classes. What type of classes have other >> schools offered. We want this to be interesting and >> engaging for the students. The classes will be 30 minutes >> in length. > > > Interesting and entertaining is refreshing. "Media Literacy" > works well here - viewing commercials and digesting and > analyzing them. "History of American Film" works well - > showing clips of classic films - without insisting that the > students like them - or showing as much of the film as they > can deal with - some classic films just don't stand the test > of time after all. > Another thought is letting the faculty teach their passion - > what courses are doesn't matter as much as the teacher > teaching them. A good teacher can make "History of the Kitchen > Sink" interesting. I teach a course called "Speaking in Stone" > and we look at public statues - why do we build statues to > people and who are the people we build statues of (the current > Penn State controversy will really add to this course!) > > I'm not an artist, I'm a history teacher but one who has a > great interest in public art but particulary statues and > memorials. I teach it because I enjoy it - it's a strong side > interest. Kids like it because I love it - I wouldn't > recommend it as a class that every school should offer - you > need someone who actively wants to teach such a class. > > I also teach an enrichment class on the Civil War and for the > same reason - it's a strong side interest of mine. What are > your faculty's interests? Rather than look afield for what > works in other schools, consider asking your faculty what they > want to teach? It's only six weeks - what an opportunity to > stretch your teaching wings and have fun teaching a short > class in which you're really interested. > > One of us here teaches Romance Novels... the junky type books > sold in supermarkets - because she reads them! Another teacher > here teaches the Seinfeld shows because he's devoted to the > Seinfeld show and the taboos they explore - why did that show > work so well? I'd take his class but I'd never teach it - I'm > interested enough to know more but not passionate enough about > Seinfeld to want to try to bring it alive for students. >

Jul 29, 2012

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