“Place is
important. Place is important.” Dr. Robert Siudzinski starts off saying this,
in a whisper of a voice. This caught the attention of our TTEC group gathered
at the Highland Center in the White Mountains. Why is my place along the AT
important? What will I pull from my students to show this with them?
“Soil is
sexy.” Not only did this get our attention and a laugh, but a few side comments
as well. Joe Homer took us out to look at some very sexy soil as he showed how
to cut through the soil layering and examine it as a geologist. This relates to
the Rocks and Minerals unit I teach in 4th grade. Is there a way to
include this in my project curriculum?
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“Leave No
Trace.” I thought this simply meant, “Carry in, Carry out.” I was surprised
that there are actually 7 parts to this program, and will definitely be
teaching these to my students, as well as “Hike Safe”.
After 2
days of much inquiry-based instruction, I left on Saturday with lots of ideas, lots of question
to be hopefully answered this summer, and the desire to go for a hike. My
daughter, Colleen, and our dogs, hit the AT on Sunday hiking up to the Rattle River shelter
off of route 2 in Shelburne NH. As we hiked along my mind was spinning with
possible project ideas. But I knew most importantly that I had found my place,
and after all, “place is important”!
Post by Patricia Weathers
Edward
Fenn School
Gorham,
NH
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