Show #3
Initial Air Dates:
Monday, September 25 at 6:30 pm
Saturday, September 30 at 9 am

Storytelling – Four-year-olds at Keyport Central School are involved in a storytelling project which includes interacting with children at Red Bank Primary School through the magic of video conferencing. They act out stories for each other and share their enthusiasm and excitement for their stories. This project is part of a High Scope Curriculum – which involves active learning. Abbott districts are mandated to fund a preschool program, but in Keyport, the school district funds a full-day, pre-kindergarten program because they understand the value of starting early.

Environmental Ethics – New Jersey teachers play a leading role in the development of Monarch Teacher Network, which links Mexico, Canada and the United States through the migration of the Monarch Butterflies. Teachers from several states, including New Jersey, attend a workshop on environmental ethics. Like the Monarch Butterfly, the teacher network is transforming as it reaches out to include more states and provinces, and encourages students to not only take care of each other, but take care of the environment.

Aquaculture – Chuck Gehman's high school horticulture class at Middle Township High School located in Cape May County learns how to farm tilapia. The interdisciplinary project involves biology, chemistry, physics, horticulture and ecology. The horticulture students also develop methods that allow vegetable crops to be produced using fish waste. This combined approach of hydroponics and aquaculture is termed aquaponics. The program is funded through the NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Everyday Math – Preschool through first grade students at Winfield School learn how to incorporate math into their lives while parents learn to incorporate math at home. Research shows that math is more meaningful when it is rooted in real life situations, especially when children are given the opportunity to become actively involved in learning.