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Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Graphic Classroom
Chris Wilson began a blog a few years ago called The Graphic Classroom. The Graphic Classroom is a resource for teachers and librarians to help them stock high quality, educational-worthy, graphic novels and comics in their classroom or school library. … Continue reading
Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education
In the rolling hills of California’s Marin County grows a brittle amber grass known for one thing: its combustibility. If ignited, this thigh-high tinder burns furiously, rapidly consuming everything in its path. The same can be said of the filmmaker … Continue reading
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Tagged edutopia, pop culture in the classroom, Visual literacy
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A Teachable Moment: Turning News from Egypt into Classroom Lessons | Edutopia
Edutopia has a great article on using the current events in Egypt in your classroom lessons. Check it out! A Teachable Moment: Turning News from Egypt into Classroom Lessons | Edutopia
Posted in Outside Source
Tagged current events, edutopia, lesson plans, pop culture in the classroom
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Five Ideas for Using Pop Culture to Inspire Elementary Students | Edutopia
One of the questions I got in the workshop today with Arizona Gifted Educators was how we use pop culture to inspire Elementary Students. Here is a great article on the topic from Edutopia. Hope it helps! Five Ideas for … Continue reading
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Using Music to Bring Life to Poetry
Lorie Witkop, Yahoo! Contributor Network As it came time to teach the eleventh grade English curriculum’s required poetry unit, I looked for ways to bring the poetry alive for the students. I certainly found Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” intrinsically … Continue reading
Posted in Educator Resources, Outside Source
Tagged lesson planning, Lyrics as Poetry
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Arizona Gifted Association Conference
Today we presented Pop Goes the Classroom to Gifted and Talented Educators across Arizona. It was another standing room only presentation. Thank you for your kind reception today. As you scroll through the blog you will find resources for many … Continue reading