Category Archives: video text

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

So many exciting things happen on a school campus.  It’s hard to keep everyone “in the loop”. One of the most exciting things happening on our campus this school year so far is the garden which is taking shape.  The … Continue reading →

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Text + Questioning = Critical Literacy

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

This morning I had opportunity to be in classrooms working with 3rd and 4th-grade students on reading a visual text. (I played a video.) I was aiming to set them up to do some critical reading work. I wanted to point … Continue reading →

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Thinking About History & Hamilton

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

So, I’m getting ready to go to this reunion a week from Saturday. (Well, I’m thinking and talking a lot about it.) Today a colleague showed me this video. featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda doing a rap. It’s cool. But what’s cooler … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Thought: Author’s Series

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Be Strong. Be Courageous. Be You

Entertain an instructional idea with me.  Will you? How about showing your students this short video from Chipotle’s Cultivating Thought, Author’s Series?  After viewing the video, students could stop and talk about what they just saw. Let them “just” talk. … Continue reading →

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