Category Archives: Reflection

Freshman Orientation / Open House

Posted on August 8, 2012 by mrshawke

Wow. What a day yesterday was! Almost 60 of my new students and their parents and families visited my room, and some of you participated in my poll questions, as you can see above. These are the answers to the … Continue reading →

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Videos: What adults can learn from kids & Dancing!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by mrshawke

Freshmen and sophomores watched different video clips on this past first Friday of the year. This one, I thought a great lead-in to Scout’s narration of To Kill a Mockingbird for 9th-graders: [youtube]V-bjOJzB7LY[/youtube] And 10th-graders got to watch the amazing … Continue reading →

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Universal Communication: Dance and Music

Posted on November 5, 2010 by mrshawke

Today we watched two video clips in class that depict two different stories of people across the world communicating in ways we don’t usually think of as language: dance and music. First, Matt Harding travels the globe to dance his … Continue reading →

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Perception vs. Reality: Dove Evolution

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mrshawke

[youtube]hibyAJOSW8U[/youtube] This is the “Dove Evolution” short film I showed on Friday. Our prompt for the day was “perception vs. reality,” and I think this video is perfect for it. We so often mistake our perception for reality, when all … Continue reading →

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The first week’s wrap-up

Posted on September 12, 2010 by mrshawke

This may have been the best first week back ever. . . and not just because it was only four days. 😉 All five classes went well every day, even by Friday afternoon, when many of us were ready to … Continue reading →

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