PORTS (Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students) is a live, interactive, distance learning, video conferencing program that enables students sitting miles away to engage with the Angel Island Immigration Station. This program bridges both distance and economic gaps allowing every child to hear remarkable immigration stories.
PORTS is designed for 11th graders, but it can easily be adjusted for younger grades. It has a fully developed unit of study on the immigration station's history and encourages discussion on contemporary immigration. PORTS programs meet Common Core standards and allows teachers and students to explore immigration, perseverance, and tolerance – often overlooked components of classroom instruction.
What students can expect to learn
The unit consists of four lessons. As a result of completing the classroom lessons and participating in the video conference, students will be able to:
Identify multiple perspectives about immigration
Connect where the story of Angel Island fits in the USA timeline of historical events
Use primary and secondary documents to enrich class discussions
Use analytic skills to discern meaning from a primary document
Ask questions about their own family history
To sign your class up for PORTS, or to learn more, please click the button below.
