Blog With just a week before the next month, we wanted to treat you and your students to several clips that commemorate momentous occasions in history- all within the month of February! We found this calendar from The Teachers Corner and thought we would add our own touch to it. February 1: American poet and social activist […]
Month: January 2016
Featured Teacher #1 – Cate DiNitto
Welcome to Featured Teachers Featured Teachers is a new initiative by ClassHook to recognize the amazing work that teachers do every day. Each Featured Teacher post will focus on the work of one particular teacher and how that teacher engages and inspires his or her students using popular media. Our first Featured Teacher is…Cate DiNitto! […]
Movies Help You Develop a Personal Philosophy
Back in high school, I was almost convinced I couldn’t develop a sophisticated personal philosophy. A few of my classes were conducted in a seminar style, which was something I thoroughly enjoyed, as it allowed for the rawness of a discussion to truly manifest but was also something I dreaded. Why the polarity of sentiments […]
How Popular Media Improves the Classroom Experience
We often consider television shows and movies as part of our daily entertainment, and there is no doubt that they are. But we sometimes overlook that they can be valuable sources of educational content. Take a popular TV show such as The Simpsons: it’s funny and entertaining. At the same time, the longest-running American sitcom […]