Learning @ Local History

Several classes at Gilbert Elementary have been fortunate to receive a visit from the Living and Learning Museum of Walker County. Mr. Don Coleman visited third grade students on May 23. Students were amazed by all the exhibits from the "trunk". They saw a gramophone, an early record player, that still works! Students observed and interacted with several artifacts from the past. Mr. Coleman taught us to count to five in Cherokee. We learned lots of interesting fact about our local culture and history.

Thank you, Mr. Coleman and the Living and Learning Museum of Walker County!

Mr. Don Coleman - Living & Learning Trunk

Gramophone a.k.a. Record Player

Jared Haney gets into History!

Mr. Coleman assists Jared with his turban.

Native American Drum

We're looking forward to our next visit!

Don't miss Maps & Muffins!

 

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Don't miss Muffins & Maps this Thursday! Come join the fun and experience Thinking Maps first hand! Students will be on hand to speak about how Thinking Maps are helping students organize their thinking and improving our learning.

Thinking Maps, developed by Dr. David Hyerle, are visual teaching tools
that foster and encourage lifelong learning. They are based on a simple
yet profound insight: The one common instructional thread that binds
together all teachers, from pre-kindergarten through postgraduate, is
that they all teach the same thought processes.

Mrs. Neal, our Academic Coach, will share this awesome learning tool with you!