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What Do Teenagers Believe?

January 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Philosophy, Projects, Resources, Teaching, Writing

How do we help junior and senior high students ask the deep questions about life, and–more importantly–answer those questions? One way is to use the This I Believe curriculum unit from National Public Radio.

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Announcing Called2BSaints.com

November 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Media Literacy, Projects, Site News, Teaching

Today’s the day!  On this feast of All Saints, my eighth grade class at All Saints Catholic School announces the launch of Called2BSaints.com:
Called 2 B Saints is an online Catholic organization created by teens, for teens. Our mission is to give everyday information from around the world, but to also focus on Catholic events, information, [...]

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Real Projects for Real Students

September 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Education, Lessons, Media Literacy, Projects, Technology

This year I’m using a project-based approach to teach my eighth grade English class.  The students are in the process of planning a multimedia site consisting of a blog, an audio podcast and a video podcast.  Here’s of rough outline of how they’re doing it:

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