Sentences with phrase «local history project»

The dashed line represents the possibility that the student product may, in turn, become part of the general body of social studies content (e.g., a local history project).

Through the use of available technologies, it has become an ongoing, durable and organic local history project.

This lesson can be used as part of a local history project.

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They want each project to be unique and intimately entwined with the history of the building and local culture.

As many others have already pointed out, Amazon's recent announcement that it will build a second headquarters in North America has set in motion what will become one of the biggest competitions in history among state and local governments for a corporate expansion project.

Our efforts represent the single largest block of community support in the history of New Orleans, contributing more than 54,000 volunteer hours and investing more than $ 1 million in local projects like painting, landscaping, and building playgrounds.

The celebratory satellite teleconference highlighted some of the local community service projects and allowed a forum for the university to share its past history and its future mission.

Commenting on the reports in the media that the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, is to apologise to Parliament for errors contained in the Government's list of schools to be rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The Government's decision to scrap over 700 projects to rebuild or refurbish schools was an unnecessary and disastrous development that history will judge to be bad for children, bad for education and bad for local communities and the economy.

But because of the project's history, local officials are still skeptical of additional commitments from the city.

Local leaders say with one of the biggest projects in the history of the area, some problems are to be expected.

Local Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, one of the most instrumental backers of the project, noted that the new headquarters will serve as the first dedicated home for female youth in Lower East Side history.

Even a less ambitious project — say, to create a book about local history, or propose a solution to a community's traffic problem — requires grit.

But because student - performance data on the state's standardized science exam indicated that our students did not understand these subject areas in a deep and meaningful way, the teachers decided to use a new approach: They chose to embrace a project - learning strategy to connect science and colonial history through a local historic site that dates back to the 1640s, the Saugus Iron Works.

Local heritage projects are also a great way of galvanising children's pride in their local area and helping them understand the broader span of history and where they fit.&rLocal heritage projects are also a great way of galvanising children's pride in their local area and helping them understand the broader span of history and where they fit.&rlocal area and helping them understand the broader span of history and where they fit.»

Project leaders in each state help the teens conduct oral history interviews and other research to chronicle local heritage.

Other strategies for sharing the oral histories with a larger audience include dedicating class or homework time to reading other students» oral histories, sending copies of the narratives to local schools and libraries, or creating classroom or campus exhibits based on the project.

Belonging to a deliberately small group of academic educators, each with a strong practitioner history, members of Sustainability Frontiers have agreed to collaborate in different combinations as they undertake local, national and international projects, consultancies and initiatives at the leading edge of sustainability education, often in partnership with other organizations.

In the case of our Caretakers of History project, the children published an op - ed in the local newspaper, created a comprehensive website using their own research and writing as content, developed interactive exhibits, presented to high school students and important members of their community, and developed an online virtual timeline of both the museum and their own project process.

The Teaching American History Evaluation: Final Report (2011) provides findings on a study of the Teaching American History (TAH) program, which provides funds to local school districts for developing and operating three - year professional development projects to improve instruction in this subject.

- Projects should enable students to become involved in exploring a range of options such as information technology, primary source material, community resources and local organizations, oral histories and interpretative centers as well as traditional resources, to develop their skills.

Thanks to a partnership between Hamilton, local donors, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Dearborn students will participate in an educational program including Founding Era classroom resources, document - based student projects, which culminates in a special student matinee at the The Boston Opera House.

Anthropologist Guven Witteveen last week opened my eyes to how much Kindle - accessible history is coming our way through volunteer projects like one he undertook for his local historical society.

This month's Lifestyles column includes one - yard sewing projects, a fascinating history of our most useful plants and a look into the local food movement.

I have over 20 years of library experience in library and archives administration, special collections, local history and genealogy and project management both at the New York Public Library and...

The Redford Township Local History Archives is an ongoing project started by the Redford Township District Library to preserve, digitize and share local historical materLocal History Archives is an ongoing project started by the Redford Township District Library to preserve, digitize and share local historical materlocal historical materials.

One of several partners in the project, TPL's main contribution will be its extensive local history collections, special collections, and expertise, which will be used to help tell Toronto's history in a way that makes it accessible, interactive, and brings it to life, using digital channels and applications to deliver the content.

Others wanted radio - frequency identification (RFID) tracking systems for books, hands - on projects in makerspaces, digitized local history resources, videoconferencing, and expanded community outreach.

Discover the newly established Mackay Region Botanical Gardens, observe the fascinating and rare flora of the Central Queensland Coast bio-region, wander through its cultural precincts and learn about local history and exciting projects on the horizon for the gardens.

People who want to know about the lifestyle of the locals, their customs, history of the area and its culture, want to visit the town school, he National Park facilities, churches, stores, the recycling plant and the community center that houses the Symphonic Band project, they can go to Tortuguero Town visit tour with the help of a guide.

DAVID ADJAYE, «Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye» @ The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago «Making Place» is the first comprehensive museum survey of global architect David Adjaye «s portfolio of more than 50 built projects, which includes the forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. His approach to design is unique: «Rather than advancing a signature architectural style, Adjaye's structures address local concerns and conditions through both a historical understanding of context and a global understanding of modernism.»

Its work in Daghestan encompasses a number of exciting projects: one of these, to digitise the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography's archive of oriental manuscripts in Makhachkala's Russian Academy of Sciences, involves a local training programme in digitisation, archiving, and conservation and outreach techniques.

MIDTOWN & UPTOWN & HARLEM Freak Flag curated by Kim Uchiyama / Morris / 29 E 32 (new, second location) / thru 12/13 Marina Abramovic; Jose Davila / Kelly / 475 Tenth Avenue @ 36 / thru 12/6 Emily Noelle Lambert; Lael Marshall / Dieu Donne / 315 W 36 / thru 1/10 Opening 11/20 Spencer Finch thru 1/11; CyTwombly thru 1/25; Etc. / Morgan Library / 225 Madison @ 36 Margaret Lanzetta / Heskin / 443 W 37 / thru 12/13 A Wicked Problem / EFA Project Space / 323 W 39 / thru 12/20 Inseparable Borders: Elisa Lendvay; Valentina Loseva curated by Nechama Winston / The 125 / 125 E 47 / thru 11/29 Opening 11/18 (6 - 9 PM) Anna Schuleit Haber / German Consulate / 871 United Nations Plaza @ 49 / thru 1/2 Opening 12/2 (6:30 - 8:30) Big Picture Show organized by the International Print Center / 1285 6th Avenue @ 52 / thru 12/5 R.Gober thru 1/18, H.Matisse thru 2/8, Sturtevant thru 2/22; J.Dubuffet thru 4/5; Etc. / MoMA / 11 W 53 Nina Tryggvadottir / Findlay / 724 Fifth Ave. @ 57 — floor 8 / thru 12/6 Sarah McEneaney; Hannah Wilke / de Nagy / 724 Fifth Ave. @ 57 — floor 12 / thru 11/22 Andy Warhol / Hirschl & Adler / 730 Fifth Ave. @ 57 / thru 12/6 Pablo Picasso / Pace / 32 E 57 / thru 1/10 Black & White: Vince Contarino; David Rhodes; Joan Witek; Adolph Gottlieb / McCoy / 41 E 57 / thru 12/12 Will Barnet / Alexandre / 41 E 57 / thru 1/10 Opening 11/20 (5 - 7 PM) Joseph Montgomery / Blum / 20 W 57 — floor 2 / thru 12/6 Nicolas Carone / Washburn / 20 W 57 — floor 8 / thru 1/17 John Baldessari / Goodman / 24 W 57 — floor 4 / thru 11/22 Dorata Jurczak / Jancou / 24 W 57 — floor 6 / thru 12/6 Ruud van Empel / Stux + Haller / 24 W 57 — floor 6 (new location) / thru 12/20 Bernardo Torrens; Anthony Brunelli; Antonio Caroria / Bernarducci - Meisel / 37 W 57 / thru 11/26 Richard Estes; Tom Otterness / Marlborough / 40 W 57 / thru 11/25 Kiln: A.Angell; R.Kneebone; W.O» Brien; A.Shechet; J.Smith; J.Wine curated by T.Zabludowicz / Heller / 43 W 57 (new, second location) / thru 12/20 An Albers Legacy: Artists at Yale in the 1950's curated by Francis Frost / 57W57ARTS / 57 W 57 -1206 / thru 12/20 Marcel Eichner / McKee / 745 Fifth / thru 12/20 Alexander Kaletski / Boone / 745 Fifth / thru 12/20 Assenting Voices: Agitprop Art from North Korea / John Jay CUNY / 860 Eleventh Ave. @ 58 / thru 1/23 New Territories thru 4/6, Etc. / Museum of Art and Design / 2 Columbus Circle @ 59 Joel Carreiro / St. Paul / Columbus @ 60 / 9/30 thru 11/29 Leo Villareal / Gering / 14 E 63 (new location) / thru 1/10 ZERO in vibration — vibration in ZERO / Moeller / 35 E 64 / thru 1/9 Please Enter curated by Beth Rudin Dewoody / Franklin Parrasch / 53 E 64 / thru 12/20 Something Beautiful curated by Khary Simon & Nicolas Wagner / Boesky / 118 E 64 / thru 12/20 Five From Fourteen: James Case - Leal, Anna Glantz, Ali Harrington, Heidi Howard, and Alyssa Piro / Bernstein / 21 E 65 / thru 12/12 Ha Chonghyun / Blum & Poe / 19 E 66 / thru 12/20 Jasper Johns / Dickinson / 19 E 66 / thru 12/12 Miyoko Ito / Baumgold / 60 E 66 / thru 12/20 Douglas Gordon / Park Avenue Armory / 643 Park @ 66 / $ / thru 1/4 Opening 12/10 Terence Gower / Faria / 35 E 67 / thru 1/10 Opening 11/20 Gego; Gerd Leufert / Hunter / West Building, 68 & Lexington (SW corner) / thru 11/22 Freezer Burn organized by Rita Ackermann / Hauser & Wirth / 32 E 69 / thru 12/20 Ray Johnson / Feigen / 34 E 69 / thru 1/16 Ishiuchi Miyako / Roth / 160A E 70 / thru 11/21 Nam June Paik / Asia Society / 725 Park @ 70 / thru 1/4 Food for Thought curated by H.Cohen & M.Falcaro / Marymount / 221 E 71 / thru 12/4 Maurizio Cattelan curated by Adam Lindemann / S - 2 / 1334 York @ 71 / thru 11/26 Local History: Castellani; Judd; Stella curated by Linda Norden / Levy / 909 Madison @ 73 / thru 1/3 Claude Rutault / Perrotin / 909 Madison @ 73 / thru 1/3 Opening 11/20 Jasper Johns / Starr / 5 E 73 / thru 1/23 Richard Diebenkorn / Van Doren Waxter / 23 E 73 / thru 1/16 Art in the Making / Freedman / 25 E 73 / thru 1/31 Duane Hanson / Gagosian / Park & 75 / thru 12/3 Jan Maarten Voskuil / Geranmayeh / 956 Madision @ 76 — floor 3 / thru 12/10 Berend Strik; Henk Peeters / Tilton / 8 E 76 / thru 12/19 Robert Raushenberg / Castelli / 18 E 77 / thru 12/20 Mario Schifano / Luxembourg & Dayan / 64 E 77 / thru 1/10 Carlo Mollino / Gagosian / 976 Madison @ 77th (new location) / thru 12/20 Blair Thurman; Walter De Maria / Gagosian / 980 Madison @ 77th / thru 12/20 Letha Wilson / Higher Pictures / 980 Madison @ 77 / thru 12/20 Opening 11/20 Sigmar Polke / Nahmad / 980 Madison — floor 3 / thru 1/15 Maurizio Cattelan curated by Adam Lindemann / Venus Over Manhattan / 980 Madison @ 77 / thru 1/10 Enrico David / Werner / 4 E 77 / thru 1/24 Chris Martin / Half / 43 East 78 / thru 12/13 El Anatsui / Mnuchin / 45 E 78 / thru 12/13 Roy Lichtenstein / Mitchell - Innes & Nash / 1018 Madison @ 78 / thru 12/19 Wayne Thiebaud / Acquavella / 18 E 79 / thru 11/21

Ciric will discuss this line of enquiry in relation to her recent curatorial projects that have aimed to examine how curatorial practice and the field of exhibition history may complement each other, unfolding complex issues of self - reflection, local knowledge production and its global contribution.

Project Room: Series # 3 in the Project Room Under the title Series, Mercer Union is presenting a number of exhibitions in the Project Room which investigate the recent history of local art.

Project Room Series # 4 Under the title Series, Mercer Union is presenting a number of exhibitions in the Project Room which investigate the recent history of local art.

Project Room Series # 5: The Room of 1000 Paintings Under the title Series, Mercer Union is presenting a number of exhibitions in the Project Room which investigate the recent history of local art.

In a later artist - in - residency at Cemeti — Institute for Art and Society in Yogyakarta, Van Braak expanded the scope of his project to include other personal stories and histories, drawing from an intensive collaboration with local contemporary artists, writers, woodcarvers and activists.

Mi Querido Barrio, an augmented reality project and mobile app employing artists and local youth to landmark East Harlem's rich history and cultural legacy.

A large - scale photographic hoarding project by artist Gayle Chong Kwan, made in response to the landscape of Peckham and referencing local memory and history.

Many of the works examine the global consequences of local histories, in the form of conflict, migration and environmental destruction, as well as international aid and solidarity projects.

For the more recent project Local Industry, Wilson created a temporary textile factory at the Knoxville Museum of Art in Tennessee from February to April 2010, drawing on Tennessee's history as both a major center of industrial textile production in the United States and a region associated with hand weaving traditions.

This spring, the Guggenheim is pleased to welcome the following participating artists in the series: Mohammed Kazem (b. 1969, United Arab Emirates) Tuesday, February 26 Zarina (b. 1937, India) Friday, March 1 Danh Vo (b. 1975, Vietnam) Tuesday, March 19 Mohammed Kazem and Reem Fadda Tuesday, February 26, 6:30 pm Watch the live webcast on ustream.tv / Guggenheim RSVP and see local viewing times on Facebook Reem Fadda, Associate Curator, Middle Eastern Art, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project, and recently appointed curator for the National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates at the Venice Biennale, presents «The Contemporary History of the UAE Art Scene.»

Cooper Union has demonstrated a long history committed to to service to society, and there are a number of existing initiatives that continue to build community from the Saturday art program for high school students, to the Interactive Light Studio, an outreach project where engineering students are working to create a digital display that responds to sound, which will be installed at local public school for deaf and hearing children.

These images are more than just urban cityscapes, Rangel's project responds to the socio - political context of the location and he playfully interweaves local histories, significantly adding to their appeal.

When I was invited by YAY gallery in Baku to take the solo exhibition TalkCloud, by Mahmoud Bakhshi, to Azerbaijan, I thought it was an interesting opportunity to show the work in a context where it would have a multitude of historical references, and see how a project that touches upon the issues which have resonance in the country's history would interact with local audiences.

This multi-part project animates Chester's downtown cultural corridor by engaging the local community, along with experts in public history, placemaking, and tactical urbanism, in a series of events and programs interpreting the city's underground history.

In many of his projects, he engages local communities in finding new ways of representing their history, memory, and potential futures, and explores how contemporary media may be used to re-imagine new relationships between space, time, place and identity.

The project departs from Tanaka's curiosity about the local histories of The Showroom's neighbourhood, Church Street and comprises of a series of new collective acts and an exhibition of new and existing works.

Meanwhile, artist - in - residence Emily Hesse initiated her New Linthorpe project by revisiting the history of the 19th - century Linthorpe Art Pottery, which began life in Middlesbrough as a response to increasing unemployment and experimental platform for local clay in high - end ceramics.