Category Archives: Twitter

Let’s Celebrate Divergent Thinking!

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Bill Sullivan

Do you see how one thing these two thinkers have in common about explaining divergent thinking involves school? With that in mind, let’s leave behind your school brain and enjoy this moment to foster a new cognitive skill that helps … Continue reading →

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, Design Thinking, Design Thinking on HMK, Divergent Thinking, Project-Based Learning, Reflective Assessment, TED Talks/TEDx Talks, Twitter | Tagged Guy Claxton, Sir Ken Robinson | 43 Comments

Let’s Have Each Student Design a Project in our British Literature Survey

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Bill Sullivan

What is project-based learning? Let’s start by celebrating this diagram that will explain our instructional goals during this creative and meaningful learning process. After deliberate reflection, the way for us to enter into this great mode of learning is for … Continue reading →

Posted in #PennPBL, Project-Based Learning, Reflective Assessment, Twitter | 30 Comments

Create a Compelling Argument

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Bill Sullivan

This is just to let you know that the technology department in the Crowsnest likes to connect literature to modern movies; enjoy this trailer from the interesting and entertaining teen movie, Easy A. Though by no means a rendition of Hawthorne’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, American Literary Studies, Becoming an American Literary Critic, Best Practices for Blogging, Growth Mindset, Homework, Honors English III, Twitter, YouTube | Tagged Hawthorne | 14 Comments

PQP = Praise, Question, Polish.

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Bill Sullivan

One of the most essential parts of building a productive atmosphere for learning in any classroom is sharing what you learn. Another is giving and receiving useful feedback. The most important thing is to do this in a positive spirit. With … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, AP Mindset, Best Practice for Peer Review, Best Practices for Blogging, Biblical Allusions 2018, Honors English III, PQP: Praise, Question, Polish, Reflection, Reflective Assessment, Twitter | Leave a comment

Let’s Use Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast to Introduce Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Bill Sullivan

Malcolm Gladwell examines the story of this famous painting to begin his podcast. Below is an image of Calling the Roll After An Engagement, Crimea, better known as The Roll Call. I used the image from Wikipedia; it is an 1874 oil-on-canvas … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, American Literary Studies, Flipped Classroom, Podcast, Twitter | Tagged Elizabeth Thompson, Kate Chopin | Leave a comment

Connect a Moment in Section 52 to Another Location in Whitman’s Work

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Bill Sullivan

The technology staff in the Crowsnest is back on the job to isolate perhaps the most important part of this video that will help you understand how and why Whitman develops the first person voice in Leaves of Grass. You … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Design Thinking, Design Thinking on HMK, Homework, Honors English III, Twitter, Whitman | 9 Comments

Let’s Curate Digital Assets for Colonial Literary History

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Bill Sullivan

Religious leader Anne Hutchinson arrived in the New World from England on this day in 1634. https://t.co/1oQk9CrwX1 #apush pic.twitter.com/pZ2QkV1mZl — AP for Students (@APforStudents) September 18, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsLet’s start collecting digital assets that will enhance our study of colonial literature. … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, American Literary Studies, Becoming an American Literary Critic, Colonial Literature, Twitter | Leave a comment

Excited to Share my Ideas about #PBL with #NENTS17 Colleagues

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Bill Sullivan

Posted in #Placemaking, CAIS, Collaboration, Local History, PQP: Praise, Question, Polish, Professional Development, Project Based Learning, Twitter | Leave a comment

Best Practices for Effective Blog

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Bill Sullivan

Does this image help you revise all the parts and nuances of a successful blog post? Importantly, did you need to revise your prose at all to incorporate well your media? This list will also help you will smaller details, … Continue reading →