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An international, cross-curricular exploration of Space Science, through on-line learning tools
Lawrence Williams, of The Holy Cross School, New Malden, (a designated Science Specialist College) devised this exciting project following the success of the school's previous "Japan 2000" collaboration with NASA. The project embraces a wide variety of technologies, and has involved pupils in the UK and in Japan interacting with NASA scientists in the US. A truly multinational project!
The following five schools, from across three continents, took part in the pilot project of STAR.
- Southfield High School, Southfield, Michigan, USA
- Mound Elementary School, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Octorara Area High School, Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Ikeda Senior High School, Osaka, Japan
- The Holy Cross School, New Malden, Surrey, UK
They were linked by bridging units through Baylor University, Texas, and NASA Glenn LTP, Ohio by ISDN and IP videoconferencing, and the final event was also webcast by NASA.
The following presentation shows the unfolding of the project, as seen from here in London. Click here to see the final projects of the American and Japanese schools:
Click here for further information on the educational significance of this international science-based project:
The following links will give you the background to the project, and the latest reports including a picture series showing the project in action.
- Report on the project (Article in the TES, September 2003)
- Presentation in Seattle (with picture sequence)
These links are to external sites:
These are older links on the site giving the background:
And these links will take you to documents written by Lawrence describing the pedagogy behind the project:
- New ICT Learning Model Report (Word file)
- Video-conferencing in Schools (PDF file)
Follow the links to Lawrence's profile for more information about him and for more of his publications.
Go to the Holy Cross School Integrated Web Site for more information.
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