Deborah Johnson-Bousquet, French teacher Lynn Frick, English teacher Sauk Prairie High School

1. Partner School Exchanges: Encouraging Interdisciplinary Collaboration, School Involvement and Community Engagement Deborah Johnson-Bousquet, French teacher Lynn Frick, English teacher Sauk Prairie High School

2. Establish Rapport with the Partner School’s Teachers • Share information about your school, community and Wisconsin • Discuss your plans and dreams • Respond to interests of partner school teachers • Provide resources and helpful information • Understand that both sides want what is best for their students

3. Find a Colleague within your School who shares an interest in your project Someone who is willing to: • Brainstorm ideas • work directly with French team • alter curriculum • make a time commitment • invest in the project for the long term

4. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Project • Begin dialogue with exchange teacher • Consider curriculum • Exchange ideas • Allow at least a year for planning • Apply for funding • Face-to-face tweaking

5. What’s a book club without food?

6. Discussion circles

7. Introducing Larry Watson, author of Montana 1948

8. …in his own words

9. Reflection

10. School on Board:Involving as many as possible is some small way • Art • Music • Government • Advanced Communications • Family and Consumer Economics • Sociology • Environmental science

11. Be flexible Expect a variety of levels of commitment Some plans may not work out as intended …or may not materialize

12. The Hosting Experience: Planning for Success • Encourage student participation-generate enthusiasm through letter exchanges, webcam sessions and sharing pictures ahead of time • Letter to family detailing how this experience relates to the MOU and interdisciplinary projects • Host Family Application-have families commit in writing • Schedule of Activities to parents ahead of time-reassures host family is not responsible for total entertainment • Parent meeting-expectations for hosts and guests

13. Hosting: An Entire School’s Experience • Have planned activities but respect family time • Welcome spontaneity and suggestions • Seek help when needed • Plan a school event-everyone’s welcome

14. Thansgiving Welcome Dinner

15. Mashed potatoes for fifty

16. The interdisciplinary culinary team

17. Dinner in the River Arts Gallery

18. Attending sporting events

19. Involving the electives: Choir

20. Band

21. Sharing music in French class

22. Carving pumpkins

24. The School Dance

25. The American Experience

26. Chicago

27. Boat ride down the Chicago River

28. Friends

29. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

30. Parent involvement • The potluck and bonfire • The Dells water park • UW Men’s hockey game • Fundraising

31. Community Resources-What can others contribute? • William Jaquish-the Jaquish Dairy Farm • Catherine Sullivan-Art historian • Jeb Barzen- The International Crane Foundation • Retired teachers Wayne and Kathy Bruno • Larry Schroeder - Sauk Prairie Memorial hospital • Gilles Bousquet - The University of Wisconsin-Madison

32. The Jaquish Dairy Farm

34. Jeb Barzen-The International Crane Foundation

35. Boatride down the Wisconsin River

36. Lasting Friendships