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 * Information Requirements: EIGHT KEY ELEMENTS **


 * Element One: **** * Concept definition ** – Students clearly //define// their **concept**

**■ a person or thing that inspires.**
Field Trips 
 * Element Two: ** * **Information/statistics** – Students //report// current information and/or statistics about their **concept** using digital information resources such as online journals, newspapers, and databases.

**Field Trip Purpose**

 * **A field trip offers __[|students]__ real-world application of things they have learned in the classroom. In order for field trips to be effective, they need to meet specific content standards. A variety of research demonstrates that student knowledge of concepts and facts had great gains after a field trip.**

**Locations**

 * **Field trips can occur in a variety of settings. Trips taken to museums or plays are common. Also, many students take field trips to places important to their community or state; for example, the state capitol, a community fire department, a farm, or the local zoo.**

**Management**

 * **The __[|management]__ of students can sometimes seem chaotic. Often, field trips work best when classes are divided into small groups to explore. Planning needs to include enough chaperones to look after each group of students. Parents or administrative staff are good resources to enlist.**


 * Element Three: **** Connection to IAMS ** – Students //identify and report// about a **practice or tradition** of the IAMS program that addresses that **concept** of the school’s mission/vision.

===**Well, inter-American has field trips, witch not all schools have field trips like the trip to Cahokia in 5th grade, and Indiana dues in 7th grade and the trip to Washington D.C in 8th grade. I think we are lucky to have these** **fun and educated field trips.**===

Field trips 1. What is the most interesting thing that you like about our Schools Fieldtrips? Why? 2. Which of the fieldtrips do you think is more educational? Why? 3. Do you think we should have more school fieldtrips? Why, Why not?
 * Element Four: **** Interview(s) ** – Students //interview// __other students__ and __at least one member of the faculty__ on camera to provide further insight about their mission and vision **concept** and the IAMS **practice or tradition** reported in Element Three.


 * Question ~ for students**
 * 1) What inspire you the most about inter- American? Why?
 * 2) What inspires you the most about the education?
 * 3) What about the teachers? What inspires you about the teachers you have?
 * Question ~ for teachers**
 * 1) **What inspire you the most about Inter- American? Why?**
 * 2) **What inspires you the most about the education in the school?**
 * 3) **What about the students? What inspires you the most about the student in your class?**
 * Element Five: ** **Personal Experience** – Students //share// how the IAMS **practice or tradition** described in Element Three has impacted them personally.

===**Well, what I feel about the IAMS tradition is that it has changed so much over the years. A lot of student had left the school, graduated from 8th to go to high school. And others transfer to another school, well I think the reason some people left or transfer is because they didn’t feel that Inspiration they felt years ago.**===


 * Element Six: ** **Personal Commitment** - Students //explain// what they are doing to advance the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.
 * The reason why we think that the fieldtrips we go on are inspirational are because they are very educational and yet entertaining. For us the fieldtrips are fun but not all the students may not feel the same way. **

Students respond to the essential question based on their research and personal opinions.
 * Element Seven: **** Connecting the dots ** – 1. ) Students //establish a connection// between their selected **practice or tradition** and a different **practice or tradition**. 2.) Students //explain// how one of these **practices or traditions** advances more than one mission and vision **concept** at the same time.
 * Element Eight: **** Essential Questions ** – //What kind of community are we trying to create in our school and in the world?//
 * The kind of community we are trying to create in our school and in the world is a community where we are all united and trying to help and support each other. **