The Islands of Enlightenment: Middle School Students Learning and Creating
This presentation will highlight the work of two middle school teachers in Western New York who have created an amazing OpenSim learning adventure to help students understand the Holocaust and the life of Anne Frank.
Speakers
-
Andrew Wheelock / Spiff Whitfield
17 years in Virtual Worlds education with the Virtual Pioneers and Islands of Enlightenment.
Educator in elementary education, Technology Integrator, now Technology Director.
Https://www.virtualpioneers.org
Https://www.coffeewithageek.org
https://islandsoe.weebly.com -
zz J MenzCH
I am a Grade 7 social studies teacher at Cleveland Hill Middle School in Cheektowaga, NY.
-
zz Amanda LynnCH
I am a Grade 7 English Language Arts teacher at Cleveland Hill Middle School in Cheektowaga, NY.