Classroom Candids: A Year of Collecting, Documenting, and Presenting Student Work via Social Media (2019-20)
How might we showcase the talents of our students and faculty to a wider audience?
Jennifer Doran (MS and US Science) and Gail Sestito (MS Science and Computer Science; Makerspace Director) are teaming up to visualize and share the volume and content of the many learning activities that take place at Rye Country Day on a daily basis. Their idea was the genesis of the 2019-20 RCDS Institute Project Classroom Candids: A Year of Collecting, Documenting, and Presenting Student Work via Social Media.
Throughout the upcoming year, Ms. Doran and Ms. Sestito will take over the School’s Twitter account and transform it into a teacher-led platform that will share everyday teaching and learning with teachers at RCDS and other institutions along with families and students. With over 900 students enrolled in 150 courses across three school divisions, there’s sure to be no shortage of valuable content that will serve to inform and inspire audiences about teaching and learning.
Ms. Doran and Ms. Sestito plan to visit a variety of courses, snap photos or film short videos, and interview students and teachers about the work they are doing—“Just as students learn best from other students, so do teachers,” says Ms. Doran. They hope that their Twitter presence will be a celebration of the power of learning at RCDS and a place where teachers and learners can discover new approaches and exchange ideas. Commenting on the project’s potential value, Ms. Sestito says, “Highlighting the talents, skills, and meaningful moments of teaching and learning at RCDS allows teachers—at RCDS and beyond—to grow, learn, and create.”
Fellows
Jennifer Doran
Upper School Science
Gail Sestito
Makerspace Director