Room: Missouri
presented by Jan Lotter, MYP and Diploma Programme Coordinator, Aurora Public Schools
Jake Emerson, MYP Humanities Teacher , Aurora Hills Middle School
Josh Cooley, MYP Humanities Teacher , Aurora Hills Middle School
Learn how one school created a format to develop an interdisciplinary approach to teaching through a focus on Space Exploration. Students created a "Digital Space Exploration Textbook" under the guiding question "In what ways does space exploration benefit the future of mankind? As part of this project, students examine the past, present, and future aspects of space exploration through the IB Middle Years Programme Areas of Interaction and the IB learner profile, using technology as a way to connect science, humanities, literacy and the arts. Participants will learn how to apply this concept to other topics for interdisciplinary planning.
Jan Lotter, MYP and Diploma Programme Coordinator, Aurora Public Schools
Jan Lotter is the IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme Coordinator for Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. Jan participates in MYP authorization and evaluation visits, is a consultant for MYP as well as a workshop leader for MYP Coordinators; and serves on the IBARMS regional association Executive Board.
Jake Emerson, MYP Humanities Teacher , Aurora Hills Middle School
Jake Emerson is an 8th grade Humanities teacher at Aurora Hills Middle School, where he has been for the last nine years. He holds a B.S. in Education with an emphasis in Sociology. He also has a M.S. in Educational Technology. Mr Emerson has been an MYP teacher since the programme’s inception at Aurora Hills.
Josh Cooley, MYP Humanities Teacher , Aurora Hills Middle School
Josh Cooley is an 8th grade Humanities teacher at Aurora Hills Middle School, where he has taught for the past six years. He holds a bachelor of arts in History and is pursuing a master’s degree in Linguistically Diverse Education. Mr Cooley is currently on the MYP school wide expansion committee.
