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There are many films and documentaries over time that have addressed educational issues, teacher biographies, student biographies, etc. This is an invitation for you to select two films (one documentary) to view and share your reflections, connections, and take-aways. Stories as revealed through movies and documentaries are powerful learning tools. The power of story in learning and teaching is both a strategy and vehicle. Our Oral History Project will bear this out as we begin to tell others' stories and share it through documentation of narrativity. Delivering the story to share may be through the lens of a documentary.
The Films below are collected for your ease of watching.
Choose ONE DOCUMENTARY & ONE TEACHER MOVIE and write reflections for both.
Suggestions for reflections are below.
Write a reflection comparing and contrasting one past and one contemporary film and post to your webpage.
Reflection length is optional and based on how long it takes for you to tell your story. However, reflection should demonstrate your depth of thoughtfulness.
Ideas to ponder:
How were high school issues solved or resolved in the older films?
Are they still ongoing?
Do you recognize any themes emerging in the contemporary films?
Share your experience with any of these themes or issues.
As an educator what do you do to counterbalance, advocate, address, redress these issues?
How does your school address these issues or themes as a school or school system?
What stood out? Are there any new questions you have brough up/out by the film?
Are there new issues not present in the older films; vice versa, are there issues present in older film not present in current film?
Any unresolved remaining issues?
Use specific examples when you can in your explanation.
Your Insights?
Your questions?
How did the story impact you (or not)?
Implications for you, teaching profession, teachers, students?