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Teacher Kevin Lydy Wins PBS Innovators Award

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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 10:20
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July 27, 2010 – Beavercreek, Ohio – Dayton Regional STEM School Social Studies teacher Kevin Lydy recently won a PBS Innovators Award, which is given to teachers. His accomplishment is highlighted in the July 2010 edition of EdNews, a monthly email newsletter from PBS and ThinkTV Educational Services. The award was given for Lydy’s students’ work in U.S. History commemorating the historic accomplishments of Dayton region African American, Female, Gay/Lesbian, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American individuals.

Utilizing The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago as inspiration, Lydy’s students each created a place setting, with each setting celebrating the accomplishments of an individual from the local community who represents a particular marginalized group. While students may not agree with the beliefs, tactics or agendas of the person they studied, the project provides them with a sense of understanding and tolerance for the person’s experiences.

Lydy’s curriculum approaches United States history thematically and includes a large degree of collaboration with the Language Arts curriculum – this project also integrates with the Dayton Regional STEM School’s Fine Arts program. Throughout the project, Lydy incorporated PBS resources to help engage students in the content. “In this way,” Lydy says, “students hear from the people we are talking about, not hear about them, and that’s very powerful.”

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