In planning a project for the Fall of 2014, we want to leverage the appeal of the Apocalypto Project but make it original. We also want to one-up the wow factor a bit. At this time, this is the description of the project: In collaboration with The … [Read more...]
ElectriCity-States | Planning & Implementation
Conception With the relative success of Apocalypto and Piracy Based Learning, I felt a great deal of pressure to do something big. I also felt myself getting bored with mechanical apparatus and I was starting to develop my personal skills as a … [Read more...]
Piracy Based Learning
Overview In the wake of The Apocalypto Project (and the subsequent reflection), my teaching partner and I had a few things on our mind. In our next project, we wanted to: ... do something smaller scale - For our sanity and the sanity of our … [Read more...]
Apocalypto – Logistics
Funding Without including parent donations, in-kind material donations, or the use of my existing inventory this project cost approximately $2,500. This project was implemented in a time where teaching budgets were very depressed. Luckily, the … [Read more...]
Apocalypto – Reflection
My teaching partner and I have spent a great deal of time talking about what went right and what went wrong with the Apocalypto Project. We've also spent a great deal of time talking with our students (casually and through a seminar) and they … [Read more...]