“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” – Robert Frost April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic. You can introduce a topic with a poem or have your students write poems where they […]
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11 Apps to Learn with Poetry
“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” – Rita Dove April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic. Writing poetry can be difficult for students, but the engaging apps below will help your students create and learn with poems. […]
Science and Poetry Writing Prompts
Veins across the world light from the kite in the storm Earth’s nervous system – Sci-ku by Emma Hartley, aged 17 Everyone should be a budding scientist. Our students should be curious, experiment, explore, and conduct research in their everyday lives. One reason why many students feel science is beyond them or overwhelming is because they don’t make an emotional […]
Goal: Engage with Poetry by Georgia Psarra
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! Goal: Engage with Poetry. This goal is by Georgia Psarra. In this video, Georgia (@JoPsarra1) shares her inspiration and describes a poetry project with her students in Greece. Accomplish this goal: Have your students create a multimedia presentation, digital story, poetry book, Voicethread, comic […]
Digital Poets! Web Tools, Apps, & Lesson Ideas
April is around the corner and when we are encouraged to inspire learners to celebrate National Poetry month. No matter what subject you teach, poetry can engage learners or stir their creative juices. Use shape, acrostic, haikus or short poems as a lesson introduction for science, math, history, or any other subject. Even better, get students to create […]
Inspire with Poetry! 10+ Ideas & Resources
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” – Robert Frost April is National Poetry month and the perfect excuse to inspire your students with poetry no matter what subject you teach. Try posting a short poem on the board related to the topic of the day, such as […]
Digital Poets! Web Tools, Apps, & Lesson Ideas
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” by Robert Frost April is National Poetry month. I invite you to consider the possibilities of teaching with poetry. Poetry makes content come alive, because the poet has a deep connection with the subject matter. Poems can help students see […]
A Poem by a Teacher in Tunisia, Hamdi Erestreams
Part of the series: Global Issues in Education I love that I am able to develop relationships with educators from around the world through social media. The stories I hear inspire me to continue striving to provide free professional development opportunities and resources. In many parts of the world, educators have to struggle to develop […]