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Partner School Exchanges: Encouraging Interdisciplinary
Collaboration, School Involvement and Community Engagement
Deborah Johnson-Bousquet, French teacher
Lynn Frick, English teacher
Sauk Prairie High School
Establish Rapport with the Partner School’s Teachers
• Share information about your school, community and Wisconsin
• Discuss your plans and dreams • Respond to interests of partner school
teachers• Provide resources and helpful information• Understand that both sides want what is best
for their students
Find a Colleague within your School who shares an interest in your project
Someone who is willing to:• Brainstorm ideas• work directly with French team• alter curriculum• make a time commitment• invest in the project for the long term
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Project
• Begin dialogue with exchange teacher• Consider curriculum• Exchange ideas• Allow at least a year for planning• Apply for funding• Face-to-face tweaking
What’s a book club without food?
Discussion circles
Introducing Larry Watson, author of Montana 1948
…in his own words
Reflection
• Art• Music• Government• Advanced Communications• Family and Consumer Economics• Sociology• Environmental science
School on Board:Involving as many as possible is some small way
Be flexible
Expect a variety of levels of commitment
Some plans may not work out as intended
…or may not materialize
The Hosting Experience: Planning for Success
• Encourage student participation-generate enthusiasm through letter exchanges, webcam sessions and sharing pictures ahead of time
• Letter to family detailing how this experience relates to the MOU and interdisciplinary projects
• Host Family Application-have families commit in writing
• Schedule of Activities to parents ahead of time-reassures host family is not responsible for total entertainment
• Parent meeting-expectations for hosts and guests
Hosting: An Entire School’s Experience
• Have planned activities but respect family time
• Welcome spontaneity and suggestions
• Seek help when needed
• Plan a school event-everyone’s welcome
Thansgiving Welcome Dinner
Mashed potatoes for fifty
The interdisciplinary culinary team
Dinner in the River Arts Gallery
Attending sporting events
Involving the electives: Choir
Band
Sharing music in French class
Carving pumpkins
The School Dance
The American Experience
Chicago
Boat ride down the Chicago River
Friends
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Parent involvement
• The potluck and bonfire• The Dells water park• UW Men’s hockey game• Fundraising
Community Resources-What can others contribute?
• William Jaquish-the Jaquish Dairy Farm• Catherine Sullivan-Art historian• Jeb Barzen- The International Crane Foundation• Retired teachers Wayne and Kathy Bruno• Larry Schroeder - Sauk Prairie Memorial hospital• Gilles Bousquet - The University of Wisconsin-
Madison
The Jaquish Dairy Farm
Jeb Barzen-The International Crane Foundation
Boatride down the Wisconsin River
Lasting Friendships