San Diego, CA
Past Projects
Future Projects
Sci-Fi in color will explore the marginalized authors who participate in the creation of science fiction. Students will read science fiction stories from a variety of authors who are minorities to explore futures they have not historically been included in. The final product is students will have to write their own science fiction story and record it in a Sound Scape form.
Students will look into the histories of particular buildings throughout the United States with histories that aren't spoken of often. Examples are Alcatraz when it was overtaken by Natives for 18 months, Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego was used to send Japanese-Americans to internment camps, etc.
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Civilization Game, or Civ. Game, is an experience where students form their own governments and build their own civilizations. Students are sent to another planet and work with their humanities, physics, and art teachers to find ways to adapt in an ever-changing game. They are challenged to consider what makes a civilization successful, working with and fighting other civilizations, and responding to a variety of issues actual civilizations have in the past; they are pushed to use the information of the past to determine how to respond in the game.
Bring to Light was a project my mentor created wherein students were tasked with researching an issue that they felt was underrepresented. Prior to launch, we explored food deserts and the harm they cause in our own city.Through their own research and using guidance from NPR resources, students were to make a podcast episode surrounding the issue they chose in their pairs or trios. Using recording equipment, audio editing software, and music making software (such as GarageBand), students made their podcasts from scratch. Exhibition was held in a pitch dark gym except for the lights at each of their table to represent the issue they chose to bring to light.
