2010-2011+Project

Here you will find links to all of the projects created during the 2010-2011 academic year.

8th Grade Immigration Overview
From October to January, the entire 8th grade curriculum at the Dayton Regional STEM School was infused with a common theme of Immigration. While students learned different things in each of their classes, there were hints of this common theme throughout the quarter. For example, in social studies, students learned about the history of immigration in the United States, from Jamestown to today, culminating in an interview with someone who has immigrated to the United States. Then, in Language Arts, students took the transcript of this interview and crafted a piece of creative writing in addition to reading one of four books about a particular immigrant group. In their Science and Wellness and Fitness classes, students investigated infectious diseases that were commonly spread as a result of immigration. In math class, students investigated census data to graph and compare natural population increases to migration increases in countries around the world. In addition to looking at the history of Chinese immigration in the U.S., students in Chinese class looked at the cultural conflicts between first generation and the second generation Chinese immigrants. Finally, in art, students connected with historical as well as contemporary artists dealing with immigration/immigration issues as well as creating works of art based on interviews such as those found here.

This wiki was created to display students' podcasts, interviews and creative writing, as well as make students' work public. Each of the pages you see on the left hand column displays the work of each student in Language Arts and U.S. History. You will find biographies of individual immigrants, transcripts of interviews, creative writing pieces and podcasts recording these oral histories.

Also please check out the page dedicated to Chinese immigration, as some students have been able to apply what they've learned about the Chinese language, history, and culture, to an interview with an immigrant from China. These may be found on the Chinese Immigration page.



Amanda Andera Beate Brigid 'Faye' Bubacar Carmela Chinese Immigration Doreen Dr. Bernie and Rosario Eoghan Ericila Fatou Gaurav Joanna & Sauchun Justin Kareem Karl Kristina Latif Li Lily Lily Chen Mahendran Manzara Matthew Mirian Miron Myong Natalia Nicole Noeleen Prateek Ramju Ronald Sherry Sirisha Sofia Srini Tepa 'Lisi' Udo Yuli