Guerilla Educators

Hamilton in 5D

This "quick and dirty" video captures in microcosm how a unifying theme for Project Based Learning can be effected systemically.  In this case, we captured a small slice of a post-industrial small midwest city.  Using the river that runs through it and where much of the history of the place has played out, the video underscores how the city can be used in 5 dimensions (including realtime and cyberspace) as a unifying theme to achieve proficiencies across a variety of curricular and civic objectives.  Take a look...

Best Practices in Kindergarten; Service Learning

This from the Guerilla Educator archives...

In 2002, Education Ministers from the countries of Serbia, Russia, Kosovo, and Ukraine came to Philadelphia to learn about effective Project Based Service Learning.  They were here specifically to see the Alliance to Save Energy's, Green Schools program in action.  Green Schools is an international, student centered program where students devise and implement energy conservation strategies in their school.  As the Co-Director of the Green Schools, Philly programs, we had a kindergarten project in a Philadelphia public school.  Among other aspects of the project, the students were part of the "Energy Patrol".  These European educators saw hands on teaching and learning at its finest and went back to their respective countries with a deep understanding of Best Practices in action. Take a look...

Professional Developments for Educators at Rose Tree Media School District

Guerilla Educators has added a new client.  We recently completed  2 day Professional Development for the hard working educators at the Rose Tree Media School District that focused on how to successfully implement and complete curriculum and real-world based Projects with students.  The workshop was given through the prism of our 12 Hallmarks of Effective Teaching and Learning.  We'll return to ongoing work with the teachers throughout the 2011-2012 school year to assist with implementation and successful completion of the proposed Projects developed in the planning phase of the training.  Welcome to our family of clients, Rose Tree Media, that includes:

• American Institute of Architects
• The School District of Philadelphia
• Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
• Delaware Valley Green Building Council
• SchraderGroup Architects
• Fielding Nair International
• Philadelphia University
• District of Columbia Public School System
• Milwaukee School District
• Alliance to Save Energy
• York Suburban School District
• University of Wisconsin
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Education Environment Planning Consultants
• Regina Board of Education
• Philadelphia Zoo
• Re:Vision Architecture
• Wallace Roberts & Todd Design
• LOTI (Levels of Technology Integration)
• IQity
• Journal of Teacher Education
• Edutopia
• Barack Obama Green Charter High School
• MaST Community (Math, Science, and Technology) Charter School
• Friendship Public Charter Schools
• Rose Tree Media School District

 

Professional Developments for Educators

The Guerilla Educators Best Practices Professional Development for Educators and Educational Facilities Planners

Pedagogy  Practice  Planning Projects

Through the prism of our 12 Hallmarks of Effective Teaching and Learning, our presenters focus on giving participants the tools to create a Best Practices environment with their students and to implement Project Based methodologies to help improve educational and civic student outcomes. Our 1.5 Day training is hands-on, interactive, and customized to effectively address your specific educational needs.

The Hallmarks: 

• Fun 

• Project Based Learning

• Ownership

• Engagement

• Cooperative Teaching and Learning

• Citizenship

• Mastery of Curriculum

• Higher Order Thinking Skills

• Technology

• Leadership

• Personal Responsibility

• The Teachable Moment

    

 Call us at 215-510-2059 or email John Sole at tcherjohn@aol.com for more information.  We will customize a training to suit your specific needs.  Our workshops can also be tailored to your time constraints, from ½ Day to the full 2 Day experience.

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Service Learning Teacher Training; Green Schools

The Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools program is a nationwide initiative that teaches students the importance of energy conservation. In Green Schools projects, students design realtime strategies for their schools to save energy. This video documents a Green Schools training for Philadelphia educators that was given in 2003.   Take a look...

Many energy based projects were conducted in schools across the School District of Philadelphia as a result of this training.  Here is a compilation of realtime activities from a project whose teachers were part of the training in the video, above. The project took place in an inner city middle school.  Take a look... These 2 videos show an authentic cycle from teacher training through student reporting out of a very strong Service Learning project.