Posts by John Hardison
Slow Jam The Poem: A Jimmy Fallon Inspired Lesson Plan
What do you get when you cross Jimmy Fallon with a creative Language Arts class? An awesome "Slow Jam The Poem" lesson plan. Fallon is just too talented. In fact, I believe he could do just about anything sometimes like be a high school educator. If that was the case, his lesson plan would look like this.
All About That App, ‘Bout That App, No Trouble
By: John Hardison. A list of must-have apps, that will inevitably change overtime, but reflects the reality that acquiring the necessary skills for careers requires a combination of several tools to fashion a future that is both fulfilling and fruitful.
MoveNote: A Very Noteworthy #EdTech App
Introducing, MoveNote. A noteworthy tool that can be used flip the classroom, practice presenting, share best practices and teach from a distance.
Hut 1, Hut 2: Literature Class on a Football Field
Have you discovered your classroom to be a bit too confined for creativity? Just head to the football field. Go long!
Bringing Literature to Life Can Be Square
An interactive learning structure that brings literature to life by adding music, art, acting, speaking, and student creativity.
Today’s Educator: A Jack of All Trades and Master of One
Being an educator today is tough. Why today’s educator must be a jack of all trades, and a master of one.
A Good Class Discussion Is Just a Phone Call Away
Smartphones and Seismographs: Two Ingredients for a class discussion with 100% student engagement.
Got Red-Pen Grading Cramps? Kaizena Can Help
There once was a time when the only tool available to grade essays was the proverbial red pen. But not any longer. Kaizena is today's red pen.
Diving Into Project-Based Learning? Heed these 7 Warnings
You see, creativity is not immune to the challenges that bond forward thinkers and risk-takers to their authentic ideas and handiwork. Au contraire, my colleagues, the hazards of embarking on a journey with your students to demonstrate mastery of curricula and to showcase talent can be likened to skydiving from 13,000 feet out of a perfectly functional Cessna 182.
The Literary Revolver: An Interactive Structure from Studio 113
Frankly speaking, interactive learning structures work. By merging standards-based prompts, random selectiveness, a backchannel, improvisational acting, and overall creativity, Studio 113’s fairly new “Literary Revolver” places students on an engaging, challenging, and fun path to lesson mastery.