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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Guardian: Alan Moore-meet the man behind the protest mask
Our recent post “Occupy Dystopia” follows the emergent informal learning experiences of an “A” track group of friends who begin to explore the Occupy movement though the filter of Classic literature, graphic novels and films that depict dystopian societies. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Educator Resources, Outside Source
Tagged Alan Moore, Guy Fawkes Mask, Occupy Movement, Protest, V for Vendetta
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Occupy Dystopia
One of the great things about working with “A” track kids is their thirst for intellectual challenge. These are the kids that learn German as a hobby and read classic literature for pleasure. As an informal learning specialist this is … Continue reading
Pop Goes the Classroom turns One
We presented our first Pop Goes the Classroom workshop at the 2010 Arizona Afterschool Conference November. Today we celebrated our first anniversary by presenting with them again. It’s been an amazing year. From the beginning our workshops have been in … Continue reading
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Eschool News: How to teach young children in the digital age
Tech-savvy younger students need equally tech-savvy teachers, says a new report that makes several recommendations for rebooting early learning From staff and wire reports Read more by staff and wire services reports As research suggests more than half of … Continue reading
Posted in Educator Resources, New Media, Outside Source
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Introduction to Psychology Using Film
by KellyAnn Bonnell, MA A few years ago I was struggling with my Psychology 101 class at a local community college. I had always specialized adult reentry alternate delivery classes however this time found myself teaching a morning weekday class. … Continue reading
Posted in Educator Resources, Filmmaking
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NAEYC: Superheros- An Opportunity for Prosocial Play
It’s not often that I find an article related to early childhood and pop culture. Most of what we do at Pop Goes the Classroom is focused on intermediate grade school and up. However, I began my career as an … Continue reading
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Tagged early childhood, NAEYC, prosocial play, superheros, TMNT
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Living and Learning with New Media
I love the MacArthur Foundation because they fund the coolest things. In this case it began as a five year 50 Million dollar initiative that began in 2006. One of the products of this initiative was a white paper that … Continue reading
Teaching Art with Comics and Graphic Novels
I recently responded to a question on Making Curriculum Pop about teaching art with comics and graphic novels. I realized this is a topic I’m quite passionate about and thought perhaps I’d share my response here as well. The question … Continue reading