If you want to get students interested in your content, bring well-composed, interesting content! Don't feel resigned to your curriculum: scope out and bring in quality examples for students, and they'll be more engaged.
NPR constantly posts interesting pieces on all ranges of topics. Here's one:
"Don't Miss The Premiere Of The World's Smallest Movie"
IBM nanophysicists coaxed atoms into A Boy and His Atom, an adorable short film. After the film, the video links to how scientists created this microscopic adventure.
"Don't Miss The Premiere Of The World's Smallest Movie"
IBM nanophysicists coaxed atoms into A Boy and His Atom, an adorable short film. After the film, the video links to how scientists created this microscopic adventure.
Brian Doyle's "Joyas Voladoras"
I learned about this essay from attending a professional development through my school. I like to present this piece to my students as the potentiality of essay writing--essays can be intriguing, not just blocks of text.
I learned about this essay from attending a professional development through my school. I like to present this piece to my students as the potentiality of essay writing--essays can be intriguing, not just blocks of text.
Yehuda Amichai's "Temporary Poem of My Time"
A poem depicting the experience of an Israeli living in Israel and the unfolding history of his time. Hey, why not teach history using poetry?
A poem depicting the experience of an Israeli living in Israel and the unfolding history of his time. Hey, why not teach history using poetry?
Ted Talks have inspiring, all across the board content. You want science? Got it. Math? Here. Arts? Yep. Everything. The presentations could show students the art of best-practices in presentations.
One example is street and social action artist, JR.
One example is street and social action artist, JR.
This I Believe, started in the 1950's with the onset of the Red Scare in the US, prominent figures submitted "belief" statements to demonstrate that they were not afraid to hide their opinions. Complete with its own curriculum, this program is a no-brainer for getting students started on personal essay writing.
Do you have go-to places for good sources to bring into the classroom? Let me know!
For more ideas, check out my ever-increasing list of 'short works.'
For more ideas, check out my ever-increasing list of 'short works.'
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