In addition to the projects below, click here to read about other My Voice projects.
ANIMAL ABUSE: How can we inform our community about the similarities between animal and child abuse?
Grades: 6, 7 and 8 • Issues: Animal Abuse and Child Abuse • Curriculum: Social Studies, Speaking & Listening, Using Technology & Media and Writing
“It was November,” Joe Moorman recalls, “and my students had narrowed their focus down to three possible issues: child abuse, animal abuse and kids with cancer. I suggested they work in teams to develop a 3 to 5 minute presentation to convince the others to choose their topic [as the focus for their yearlong Need in Deed project.
“I stood back and ... Read Full Project
TEEN VIOLENCE: What can teens do to prevent teen violence?
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 • Issues: Violence (Gun, Youth, etc.) • Curriculum: Social Studies, Speaking & Listening and Writing
Lisa Greenberg’s 8th grade students were able to generate many examples of teen violence in their classroom discussions. So it was not surprising when they chose this as the focus for their yearlong service-learning project.
Not surprisingly, Joe Davis captured the students’ attention the moment he rolled into their classroom in his wheelchair. Joe was th ... Read Full Project
DRUG ADDICTION: How can we educate our community about the effects drugs have on families?
Grades: 7 and 8 • Issues: Drugs/Alcohol • Curriculum: Health, Speaking & Listening, Using Technology & Media and Writing
Kelly Ann Couglin teaches creative writing, so it was natural that she would encourages her students to incorporate writing into their project from the start.
Her students came up with the focus for their yearlong project by writing and then sharing their persuasive essays on the social issues that most interested them. They then created I-Movies based on the ... Read Full Project
HOMELESSNESS: What can we do to raise awareness about the reality of life for people living without homes in our city?
Grades: 3, 4, 5 and 6 • Issues: Homelessness • Curriculum: Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Speaking & Listening and Writing
‘Know any nine-year-olds who have presented their research findings on a citywide problem to members of City Council?
Meet the students in Lisa Hantman’s 3rd grade class at McCall Elementary School.
As a result of their yearlong research on homelessness, students in Lisa Hantman’s 3rd grade class decided to host a “political summit” on homelessness, ... Read Full Project
