Pio Pico Researchers Participatory Action Research: From Classroom to Community, Transforming Teaching and Learning
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Author: Emily Wolk
Subject: Social Sciences
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Piio Pico Elementary School
Abstract: Emily Wolk is a teacher of a group of students, aged 8-11 years old, called the Pio Pico Researchers. Together, since the group started in 1996, the group convinced the city of Santa Ana to install a signal light at one of the most dangerous intersections in the city, in the immediate vicinity of Pio Pico School. Wolk used an alternative inquiry method called Participatory Action-Research (PAR) with her students. The children used radar guns, plotted data on a computerized mapping system called GIS, and presented at City Hall. Through their work to improve pedestrian safety, the students not only learned the basic skills necessary to succeed in school; they also learned the basic skills necessary to transform their world.
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Types of Materials: Teaching and Learning Strategies
Language: English
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