Writing and Experience: Crossing Borders, Fall 2010
In this era of globalization, many of us have multi- or bi-cultural, multilingual or bilingual backgrounds, and even if we don't have such a background, we need urgently to understand the experiences of people who do. You will very likely work outside the United States at some point in your future; you will almost certainly work with people who speak more than one language, whose ancestry or origins are in a country other than the U.S., who have crossed borders of nation, language, culture, clas
Actors' theatre: Next Fall
Promo for the play "Next Fall"
Learning Imaging Techniques!
During this activity, students will be introduced to the concepts of the challenge. They will generate ideas for solving the grand challenge first independently, then in small groups. Finally, as a class, students will compile their ideas with a visual as a learning supplement.
Weetjesquiz actua 2011-2012 : Occasionele periodes Deze uitgebreide weetjesquiz test de kennis van de actualiteit voor het schooljaar 2011-2012 over volgende periode(s):
OrganWise Guys Shorts: Drink Lots of Water
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: kids learn from the Kidney Brothers that their kidneys need lots of water throughout the day to help them function normally. (1min)
Narrow Bellied Seahorse--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of a Narrow Bellied Seahorse. Students will enjoy the beautiful images of ocean plants and of this amazing creature. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between nature and the classroom. (Less Than 2 Minutes)
Overzichtblad Lezen Dit rooster kunnen de leerlingen gebruiken om na het lezen volgende zaken bij te houden:
The Rapture Family
Teachers are advised to review content:
Bill Wiggins film about a family’s dedication to producing the religious drama “In the Rapture”; accompanies his film of that drama
Drama, Music, Religion, African American Culture / Midwest / 1976
59 minutes
Rattlesnakes: A Festival at Cross Forks, PA
The annual rattlesnake bagging contest at this tiny Appalachian festival includes a parade, a fair, firefighters’ contests, and a greased pig chase. A George Hornbein/Ken Thigpen film.
Festivals/Customs, Play, Rural Life, Sports/Hunting / Appalachia / 1992
24 minutes
GRCC & KPO: Vision
Libor Ondras, GRCC Music Faculty, describes his vision for the Kent Philharmonia.
Power Teaching and Classroom Management
This video is a great way to help with classroom management....and engagement! Can be used with any grade level. It works - I've done it!
key words: power teaching, classroom management, engagement, active listening, Chris Biffle (7:34)
OrganWise Guys Shorts: Are You OrganWise? (vegetables)
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: in a game show-style clip, kids learn about healthy food choices. (1:00)
Red Alexander: Shipwright and Folk Artist
This video documents the passions of 80 year old "Red" Alexander: building ships (both model and real), wood working, and story telling. Red was encouraged by the sale of one of his first model ships to one of his school teachers. In 1934 he joined the Shipwrights, Joiners, and Boat Builders Union - local 1149, in the San Francisco Bay Area. After 46 years of building real ships Red retired in 1980 as dockmaster at the Pacific Drydock in Alameda, Ca. Today his kitchen is a studio where he makes
Rebuilding the Temple: Cambodians in America
After fleeing their country and the Khmer Rouge, this one hour documentary examines the Cambodian refugees' efforts to adjust to Western life and the significant role played by the Buddhist culture in this difficult process
Customs, Ethnic & Immigrant Cultures, Religion, Festivals/Customs, Asian American Culture / Any / 1991
57 minutes
Ray Lum: Mule Trader
Ray Lum (1891--1977) was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original.
Narrative & Verbal Arts, Work, Agriculture / South / 1972
18 minutes
Michael Miller, Seder Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Read the complete transcript of this interview, and see videos and read information about other Johns Hopkins faculty talking about innovation at: http://web.jhu.edu/administration/provost/innovation.html.
Freedom Riders Create Change
In this video segment adapted from American Experience: "Freedom Riders," view newsreel footage, archival photos, and interviews to explore how the Freedom Rides of 1961 brought about the end of racial segregation in interstate transportation. The Freedom Riders, aware that their nonviolent protest would elicit violence from some Southerners attempting to enforce local segregation laws, were determined to continue their protest even in the face of possible arrest. A series of events involvi
Creation and Contemporary Science: The Legacy of Thomas Aquinas
Dr William Carroll : Seminar
OrganWise Guys Shorts: Are You OrganWise? (fruit)
Come learn about health and nutrition with the OrganWise Guys! In this short: kids watch a game show-style interview with Hardy Heart about nutrition. (1min)
