| What is Project I-57?
Interstate 57 is a major US highway spanning the
length of the state of Illinois (USA) - from Chicago in the north
to Cairo in the south - along which the variety of lifestyles found in
the state may be seen: urban, farming, industrial/mining.
Project I-57 links five very different Illinois
K-12 schools spread north to south along Interstate 57, giving these students
and teachers a chance to conduct authentic research on their own communities,
to interact via the Internet with their counterparts at other Illinois
schools, and to gain experience with the diversity within their own state.
Skills developed and integrated into their courses include social studies,
reading, and math.
The project was funded by a grant from the Illinois State
Board of Education for the Fall and Spring 1998-99 semesters. |
Project I-57