{"id":9211,"date":"2022-06-22T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/?p=9211"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:16:07","slug":"north-ridge-elementary-school-teachers-get-creative-by-taking-fourth-graders-on-virtual-field-trips-with-education-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/north-ridge-elementary-school-teachers-get-creative-by-taking-fourth-graders-on-virtual-field-trips-with-education-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"North Ridge Elementary School teachers get creative by taking fourth graders on virtual field trips with Education in Action\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fourth graders from <\/strong>North Ridge Elementary School <\/strong>traveled to Austin and San Antonio, virtually, with an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip <\/strong>In a Box program to experience <\/em>what they are learning in Texas history. The students explored the Texas State Capitol <\/strong>and The Alamo, <\/strong>virtually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education in Action’s very own Arlie the Armadillo led the students’ virtual tour of the Texas State Capitol where the students experienced the many paintings, sculptures, and terrazzo mosaics that tell the story of our state’s unique history and famous leaders. The students also learned about our state\u2019s legislative branch of government as they viewed the Texas State Senate and House of Representatives chambers where state laws are made. Then it was off to San Antonio where Arlie led the students on a virtual tour of The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States, and the students gained insight into the Battle of the Alamo\u2019s role in the Texas Revolution.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add to the fun, each student and teacher received a box to keep, full of hands-on games, activities, and souvenirs, including an ‘I Discovered Texas’ t-shirt, an Arlie the Armadillo plushy, and a Virtual Travel Research Journal, to supplement their virtual visits to these famous Texas sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEducation in Action\u2019s Discover Texas Field Trips In a Box programs are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>stated Jennifer Pasteur<\/strong>, Education in Action’s Executive Director. <\/em>\u201cStudent activities during Discover Texas Field Trips In a Box programs reinforce and supplement Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in fun and interactive ways that bring the content to life.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover Texas Field Trips In a Box programs provide teachers with ready-to-go, entertaining, and educational social studies and science-based virtual field trips to the Texas State Capitol, The Alamo, Inner Space Cavern, Waco Mammoth National Monument, and more, with a box full of TEKS-based hands-on games and activities to supplement classroom learning plus trip souvenirs! To learn more, visit www.educationinaction.org\/FieldTripsInaBox<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips In a Box programs, Education in Action offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th<\/sup>-8th<\/sup> graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas\/Fort Worth, Austin\/San Antonio, or Houston\/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership. Educators may nominate their outstanding students for these camps at www.educationinaction.org\/nominate<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fourth graders from North Ridge Elementary School traveled to Austin and San Antonio, virtually, with an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip In a Box program to experience what they are learning in Texas history. The students explored the Texas State Capitol and The Alamo, virtually.  Education in Action’s very own Arlie the Armadillo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-in-action"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p76FL9-2oz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9213,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9211\/revisions\/9213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}