Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Trying to Change School Diets
Jamie Oliver on Jimmy Kimmel Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u4OC1a2JSS4)
April 26th, 2011
Summary: An short and interesting video of Jamie Oliver talking with Jimmy Kimmel about school lunches and attempting to make a change.
Key Points: 1) US school food is terrible for our students, 2) We need to make a change
Relevance: It is good to see the food revolution coming to our schools. The class I observe at Cleveland High School watched Food, Inc. a few weeks ago. It is really great to see this sort of education make its way into public schools.
April 26th, 2011
Summary: An short and interesting video of Jamie Oliver talking with Jimmy Kimmel about school lunches and attempting to make a change.
Key Points: 1) US school food is terrible for our students, 2) We need to make a change
Relevance: It is good to see the food revolution coming to our schools. The class I observe at Cleveland High School watched Food, Inc. a few weeks ago. It is really great to see this sort of education make its way into public schools.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Awesome Video for Social Studies Teachers
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Alexander Hamilton Rap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE)
Youtube clip from the official White House channel.
Summary: Alexander Hamilton overcome incredible hardship in his life to become the Treasury Secretary of the United States and one of our founding fathers. This rap, performed at a White House dinner, recounts his bravery and tenacity.
Intended Audience: General Public
Key Points: 1) Alexander Hamilton was not born with a silver spoon in his hand, 2) You can make something of yourself if you have the will to do so.
Relevance: I had to post this. It is directly relevant to social studies education. I wonder how many young, immigrant students, who have no family, or extreme family issues, believe that they have nothing in common with any of our founding fathers? I was inspired by this video. To be honest, I knew very little about the details of Hamilton's life until I watched it (all I knew was his utterly deplorable stance on the national bank, but that is beside the point).
Really, Hamilton was an immigrant, who was born to a prostitute, dealt with family death and suicide, and overcame extreme poverty to become one of the most influential men in our country's history. He practically invented the American Dream, and his story could be used to hook young and disinterested students into history. A video like this says, "Hey, look! Alexander Hamilton was a lot like you. Don't you want to make a difference too?"
Alexander Hamilton Rap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE)
Youtube clip from the official White House channel.
Summary: Alexander Hamilton overcome incredible hardship in his life to become the Treasury Secretary of the United States and one of our founding fathers. This rap, performed at a White House dinner, recounts his bravery and tenacity.
Intended Audience: General Public
Key Points: 1) Alexander Hamilton was not born with a silver spoon in his hand, 2) You can make something of yourself if you have the will to do so.
Relevance: I had to post this. It is directly relevant to social studies education. I wonder how many young, immigrant students, who have no family, or extreme family issues, believe that they have nothing in common with any of our founding fathers? I was inspired by this video. To be honest, I knew very little about the details of Hamilton's life until I watched it (all I knew was his utterly deplorable stance on the national bank, but that is beside the point).
Really, Hamilton was an immigrant, who was born to a prostitute, dealt with family death and suicide, and overcame extreme poverty to become one of the most influential men in our country's history. He practically invented the American Dream, and his story could be used to hook young and disinterested students into history. A video like this says, "Hey, look! Alexander Hamilton was a lot like you. Don't you want to make a difference too?"
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Creativity in Public Education
Sir Ken Robinson
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=player_embedded
3/27/2011
Topic: Creativity in schools
Sir Ken Robinson speaks at the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) Conference held in California. He makes some interesting points and raises a few good ideas about creativity within the system of public education. Emphasis is placed on the unknown and unpredictable future of the world, and the idea of educating for that unknown future. It is a 20 min video, but it goes by fast and is quite entertaining. Intended Audience: Everyone.
Key Points: There is an inflammation in higher education, the idea of educating for university attendance is changing, multiple intelligences, and questioning the denial of creativity within schools
Relevance: Though this video is from 2006, the ideas he raises are still relevant today. The public education system is designed to prepare students for college, but college is not what it used to be. Getting that degree means nothing now, you need more. It no longer guarantees a job. And the thing that is making everyone distinct, that makes people unique—creativity—is being overlooked in education. We must not overlook creativity—the world is changing and we need to encourage students to produce unique creative ideas.
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=player_embedded
3/27/2011
Topic: Creativity in schools
Sir Ken Robinson speaks at the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) Conference held in California. He makes some interesting points and raises a few good ideas about creativity within the system of public education. Emphasis is placed on the unknown and unpredictable future of the world, and the idea of educating for that unknown future. It is a 20 min video, but it goes by fast and is quite entertaining. Intended Audience: Everyone.
Key Points: There is an inflammation in higher education, the idea of educating for university attendance is changing, multiple intelligences, and questioning the denial of creativity within schools
Relevance: Though this video is from 2006, the ideas he raises are still relevant today. The public education system is designed to prepare students for college, but college is not what it used to be. Getting that degree means nothing now, you need more. It no longer guarantees a job. And the thing that is making everyone distinct, that makes people unique—creativity—is being overlooked in education. We must not overlook creativity—the world is changing and we need to encourage students to produce unique creative ideas.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Learning about funerals
Steve Beaven
At Mt. Hood Community College, funerals are part of the curriculum
http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/03/at_mt_hood_community_college_f.html
3/1/2011
Topic: Unconventional subjects in school
The heading pretty much sums this up. The director of the Funeral Service Education Program explains the activities that outline the program. Students learn how to prepare a body after it has died; they learn some themes of business in funerals, and the psychology of death. Intended audience: Any student interested in the process of arranging a funeral and preparing the deceased for eternal sleep.
Key Points:
Students explore the scientific elements of a dead body
Students explore the art behind decorations for a funeral
Students learn the process for starting a business in funerals
Students learn about the psychology of death and how to cope with it
Relevance: I thought this was an interesting video and an interesting subject to teach in school. We know that sex (intercourse and gender related issues) can be a taboo subject in school, and administrators and teachers are always trying to find ways to teach the subject matter appropriately, but one thing that no one really touches on is death. People die every day but no one ever really studies the biological and psychological aspects of death in schools, not unless you take it as an elective like course in college or something. Should we be teaching these kinds of things in K-12 schools? Maybe just middle school and high school? A student can be excused from class because a family member died, but we don’t really teach anything on coping with death or helping a peer deal with a recent death in the family or friend. Just a thought.
At Mt. Hood Community College, funerals are part of the curriculum
http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/03/at_mt_hood_community_college_f.html
3/1/2011
Topic: Unconventional subjects in school
The heading pretty much sums this up. The director of the Funeral Service Education Program explains the activities that outline the program. Students learn how to prepare a body after it has died; they learn some themes of business in funerals, and the psychology of death. Intended audience: Any student interested in the process of arranging a funeral and preparing the deceased for eternal sleep.
Key Points:
Students explore the scientific elements of a dead body
Students explore the art behind decorations for a funeral
Students learn the process for starting a business in funerals
Students learn about the psychology of death and how to cope with it
Relevance: I thought this was an interesting video and an interesting subject to teach in school. We know that sex (intercourse and gender related issues) can be a taboo subject in school, and administrators and teachers are always trying to find ways to teach the subject matter appropriately, but one thing that no one really touches on is death. People die every day but no one ever really studies the biological and psychological aspects of death in schools, not unless you take it as an elective like course in college or something. Should we be teaching these kinds of things in K-12 schools? Maybe just middle school and high school? A student can be excused from class because a family member died, but we don’t really teach anything on coping with death or helping a peer deal with a recent death in the family or friend. Just a thought.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Role of Curriculum in the Nation's Schools (Jeff, Topic Six)
ABC Nightline
3/11/2010
Summary: An interview with an influential member of the Texas School board that imposed a number of controversial changes to the state's curriculum, including the attempted removal of Thomas Jefferson, a defense of Joseph McCarthy, and the marginalization of minority self-determination.
Intended Audience: Nightline is broadcast nationwide and aimed at the every-day average US citizen.
Key Points: 1) Texas implemented a number of controversial curriculum changes in 2010; 2) Gives a board member the chance to defend himself.
Relevance: First of all, I want to make it very clear that I am not posting this as an attempt to espouse any particular set of beliefs or ideologies. I will not publicly support either side in a forum such as this, and apologize that the embed is from an impartial source (one that I do not remotely support); it was, in fact, the only version able to be embedded. I have linked the original from ABC's website in the header.
I do, however, believe that this specific topic brings to light some of the more raw, dangerous and controversial aspects of education. Topics that should not be avoided at all costs, but that should be mulled over, ruminated upon, discussed and debated. After all, the most basic reason this particular topic is relevant is this: What are schools for? Thereby, what are our goals as educators?
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