Group Members: Damon, Mary Sue, Avis, Alexander
Group 1 draft assignment
Directions to the Navy Yard (for those who cannot walk over with us)
http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/direction.html
or
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=300+Jay+Street&daddr=63+Flushing+Ave%2C+Brooklyn%2C+NY
Agenda:
9:30 – Meet in the faculty commons (second-year fellow meeting)
10:00 – walk to Navy Yards
10:15 – observe admirals row from Flatbush Avenue (Navy St. –N Elliot Pl.)
10:30 – Museum & divide up into groups and roles
10:45-11:30am – Explore the exhibition
11:30am – Tour of the Yard with Daniella
12:30pm – Lunch Museum Café / Work in Group
1:00-Work in Group
1:30 Debate
Four positions on” admiral row” to be debated by four teams.
- Proceed as outlined in RFP (preserving two buildings)
- Remove all the site buildings to complete a larger scale civic structure/Museum/University
- Refashion and secure some buildings of the buildings and transform site into a park
- Preserve all of admiral row and create a new use for the site
Reading assignment prior to the debate:
US Army corps of engineers review of buildings;
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/business/buslinks/admiral/index.php?bldg
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Request For Proposals For A Developer Of Admirals Row. Pages 1-16;
http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/AdmiralsRow/DeveloperRFP.pdf
Suggested Videos to watch on Youtube:
1. Preserving Admiral’s Row (approx. 3 minutes)
2. Admiral’s Row (approximately 2.5 minutes)
3. Hearing of the Executive Committee of the Brooklyn Community Board considering the motion to develop Admiral’s Row – July, 2011 (approximately 16 minutes and VERY boring, but note opposition speaker at 13 minute mark)
Title of Activity: Use of Space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Should the city sell half of the navy yard to private owners? Or, perhaps a debate about the recent transfer of the “Admirals Row” to the city and the plans for the property, See http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/admirals-row/?scp=3&sq=brooklyn%20navy%20yard%202011&st=cse
http://gothamist.com/2009/02/02/inside_admirals_row.php#photo-1
Location/outside partner: Brooklyn Navy Yard/BWRC
Timeline for the session:
| Preparation | Activity Steps | Learning Objectives | Learning Outcomes | Assessment |
| Decide upon overall learning goal | 1. Present the class with the question, divide the class into two opposing groups | To collaborate and coordinate with others to achieve a shared goal | Work with teams, including those of diverse composition. Build consensus. | |
| Organized tour routes and outline important places to investigate | 2. Field Trip – Take a tour of the site and document your observations through photographs, videos, and notes.3. Research historic and existing use.4. Interview existing and potential tenants/owners5. Synthesize data.6. Present data. | To recognize and document viable evidence | Demonstrate an ability to recognize and interpret multiple forms of evidence (visual, oral, statistical, artifacts from material culture) | |
| Coordinate with local institutions to facilitate meetings and interviews | Map the site’s relationship to the neighborhood | To use discipline-specific skills to support a larger thesis | Use the arts, sciences and humanities as a forum for the study of values, ethical principles, and the physical world | |
| Develop an assignment packet with reference materials | 7. Formulate defense and participate in debate. | To be able to form a position and defend it under examination and within a larger discourse | Show ability to contribute actively by applying knowledge to the identification and analysis of societal and professional problems to enact solutions. |
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Agenda:
9:30 – Meet in the faculty commons (second-year fellow meeting)
10:00 – walk to Navy Yards
10:15 – observe admirals row from Flatbush Avenue (Navy St. –N Elliot Pl.)
10:30 – Museum & divide up into groups and roles
10:45-11:30am – Explore the exhibition
11:30am – Tour of the Yard with Daniella
12:30pm – Lunch Museum Café / Work in Group
1:00-Work in Group
1:30 Debate
