I found this story on podcasting to be very good, especially the podcast I watched on the Beauty and The Beast production by the “Arts in Motion” youth theatre group.
This podcast reminds me of a powerful idea from one of my book reviews for AED 541 this semester. The author of Literacy Strategies for Grades 4 – 12, Karen Tankersley, writes that one of the best ways to motivate struggling and “lazy” readers is by making their text come to life. By creating theatrical scripts from novels and short stories, students can perform their reading assignments and then publish them on the web by video. Tankersley argues that this is the new replacement for “reading aloud” in a circle with your students. It looks like Abigail Kennedy and her high school students are really catching on to this technique, as well! -Sofia
It sounds as though this teacher and her students are really learning from and being creative with podcasts. I think Kennedy makes an excellent point when says that podcasts “give students a voice on their school happenings, issues they care about. It gives them a chance to showcase them, their school in a positive light.” Podcasts such as these give students the opportunity to show the best they can do.
I would be interested in seeing/hearing this podcast yearbook. Interesting idea…
The work this teacher and her students have done is such a clear example of how students can have fun while engaging in meaningful, complex learning processes. The fact that she’s being recognized on the level she is demonstrates a positive (and hopeful) turn in the right direction for ELA education.
I found this story on podcasting to be very good, especially the podcast I watched on the Beauty and The Beast production by the “Arts in Motion” youth theatre group.
This podcast reminds me of a powerful idea from one of my book reviews for AED 541 this semester. The author of Literacy Strategies for Grades 4 – 12, Karen Tankersley, writes that one of the best ways to motivate struggling and “lazy” readers is by making their text come to life. By creating theatrical scripts from novels and short stories, students can perform their reading assignments and then publish them on the web by video. Tankersley argues that this is the new replacement for “reading aloud” in a circle with your students. It looks like Abigail Kennedy and her high school students are really catching on to this technique, as well! -Sofia
It sounds as though this teacher and her students are really learning from and being creative with podcasts. I think Kennedy makes an excellent point when says that podcasts “give students a voice on their school happenings, issues they care about. It gives them a chance to showcase them, their school in a positive light.” Podcasts such as these give students the opportunity to show the best they can do.
I would be interested in seeing/hearing this podcast yearbook. Interesting idea…
The work this teacher and her students have done is such a clear example of how students can have fun while engaging in meaningful, complex learning processes. The fact that she’s being recognized on the level she is demonstrates a positive (and hopeful) turn in the right direction for ELA education.