Art teacher Alisa Ripley traveled with Digital Projects staff to attend a TIDES Partnership
meeting with the Caldwell Zoo curator of education, Linda Kunze.
Photographs of the animals taken by the Digital Projects team can be seen on the TIDES database, and videos will be coming soon!
Art teacher Alisa Ripley traveled with Digital Projects staff to attend the First Friday Art Tour at
the Tyler Museum of Art, which was led by Stephen Vollmer, adjunct curator of Mexican and
Latin American Folk Art. After the tour, Alisa was able to ask Mr. Vollmer about various pieces
of art work in both the Silent Night Holy Night and Mexican Folk Art exhibits. DP staff filmed
these exchanges and they’ll be up in the Virtual Expeditions section of TIDES soon!
Follow the adventures of Alisa Ripley (art educator), Jana McLain (high school
Spanish teacher), and Maru Avila (middle school English coordinator) on their
Art-based expedition to Mexico. Material gathered from this trip will form the
curriculum for a fifth grade art class focused on bridging the cultural divide present
in one East Texas elementary school, and will serve as the basis for middle and
high school lesson plans.
Follow the adventures of middle school Science teacher April Grady!April's travel video:
Chicle preparation at Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan's El Zapotal Reserve
Follow the adventures of elementary Social Studies & Language Arts teacher Teresa Garcia!
Follow the adventures of high school Spanish teacher Jana McLain!Jana's travel-inspired lesson plans:
Integrating Food and Art into the High School Spanish Classroom - Grade 9-12 The Poinsettia: Native Mexican Plan vs. U.S. Christmas Flower - Grade 9-12 Family Tree Project - Grade 9-12 The Day of the Dead - Grade 9-12 Jana's travel videos:
Poinsettias video in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Follow the adventures of elementary school Science teacher Donna Bass!Donna's travel-inspired lesson plans:
Where in the World is...? - Grade 2 The Suitcase Caper - Grade 2 Scrapbooking for Fun - Grade 2 Animal Hide and Seek - Grade 2 Let the Rain Come Down! - Grade 2/3 Donna's travel videos:
Iguana video at Uxmal, Yucatan Lizard video at Nuevo Leon Orange Cracker Butterflies video at Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan Grey Cracker Butterfly video at Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan Pelican video at Celestun, Yucatan
Follow the adventures of elementary school Science teacher Donna Bass!
Follow the adventures of high school Spanish teacher Jana McLain!
