NatureGlo's eScience (NeS) has been holding live online summer classes, adorably called "eWorkshops" going on now for six years. NatureGlo. Yes, that's me. I'm NatureGlo and thank you for reading my blog today!
The summer of 2016 marks our 6th year of summer eWorkshops. The summer eWorkshops are a short and great way to introduce my classes both for homeschoolers and schoolers. Classes begin the second week of June. We hold 3-week live sessions in both June and July and the more self-paced courses called HYBRID spanning 6 weeks in June and July and begin and end with the live classes. These classes are written for middle/high school level students, but are flexible for younger students interested in the subjects. Subjects include MathArt, Marine Biology, Animal Physics (available only during the summer), Herps (study of reptiles & amphibians), Rocks & Minerals and Mammals (now only available during the summer). I've only given you the links to the live class subject category from my CurrClick home page, since the summer live classes will soon be starting and the enrollment links will close. I offer both live & HYBRID classes. HYBRID courses only have two live classes with me, one to begin and one to end the course with no obligation to attend live. Students can always watch the recordings. This is the same for my live classes as well. The rest of the HYBRID course content is to be completed by the student either independently and or with parental guidance. All of my latest live classes and curriculum can be found under the live class link on my CurrClick home page here.
What in the World is MathArt?
MathArt is a unique course I have been developing since 2003. In MathArt, we look at nature's most common patterns with connections to geometry and basic math. We also look at mathematics history and other connections between math, science, art and architecture. I believe it's a course that should/could be foundational for all mathematics education.
Here's the story as to how I've come to offer this course. Scroll down to the heading, My MathArt Journey.
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| This is me holding a red cabbage cross-section I made, which reveals both fractals and spirals, topics I teach in my MathArt online classes. |
What are NatureGlo's live classes like?
Natureglo's eScience live online classes begin with a reading from the latest student blog entries. 1 - 2 scheduled 10 minute student presentation(s) can follow. Next, I read a PowerPoint presentation of the class topic, followed by student/teacher discussion, and educational videos supporting the class topic.
Students are given resources from the subject's website or "virtual library" with self-guided studies. Without tests, grades, or compulsory homework, students have time to study topics of their interest within the subject. Having said that, I do offer study guides per lesson with PowerPoint review questions and activities referring to the day's topic. With student curiosity sparked, along with a banquet of resources, students come up with dynamic research projects, activities and experiences to share with their virtual classmates from around the world. Be sure to look out for NeS student projects throughout the virtual libraries using this page to guide you to the subject of interest.
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| 2011 NatureGlo eScience student Ursa's bean MathArtwork. This is an example of the types of projects students can do during NatureGlo's eScience live & HYBRID courses. |
You can view Natureglo's publications, live classes, summer eWorkshops and videos and freebies by visiting Naturglo's eScience home page on CurrClick.com. I also have curriculum only stores with Teachers Pay Teachers, Educents, and my two newest stores are with TeS and Teacher's Notebook, both yet to be stocked at the posting of this blog. Have any questions my literature doesn't answer about my classes and curriculum? Don't hesitate to email me directly at gab21921@gmail.com.
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