Garland ISD Welcomes CBS This Morning & Flocabulary

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In case you missed our Instagram Story on Monday, members of the Flocab team made a trip down to Texas to visit some amazing students at Carver Elementary School and their incredible teacher (and Flocabulary MC Educator), Melody McAllister. What’s more, our friends at CBS This Morning joined us to learn more about how students are using hip-hop to making learning engaging, fun and effective![/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]The morning started with a warm welcome from Carver Elementary’s talented students:[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”12130″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”Cameras in the Classroom 🎥 ” color=”#f65412″][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]The CBS crew set up their lights, mics and cameras, and we began a geology lesson using Flocabulary’s Types of Rocks video.[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]

The dynamic @mjmcalli teaches science with rap @Carver_Tigers to engage all her students! @TinaTagsIt @gisdnews pic.twitter.com/SpIGPDccJt

— Mida Milligan (@MMidaM) May 22, 2017

[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]CBS correspondent David Begnaud watched and worked along with the students. Despite the hot lights and boom mics, these Carver Tigers were unfazed by their close-ups with the camera![/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”12141″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”A Flocabulary Surprise 🎉” color=”#f65412″][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]Students were excited (and a little overwhelmed) when Flocab’s own rapper and former teacher and principal, Ike Ramos, showed up to co-teach the lesson.[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]

The kids and @mjmcalli are excited to see @MrIkeRamos here @Carver_Tigers! @gisdnews pic.twitter.com/Jta7YFQCTI
— Mida Milligan (@MMidaM) May 22, 2017

[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”12139″ alignment=”center”][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]…Of course, no Flocabulary lesson with Ike is complete without a classroom rap-off![/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”12140″ alignment=”center”][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]After an adventurous morning, the fun continued with the CBS team as they interviewed students, teachers, and even a quick Q&A with Ike.[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”12138″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”Student Reflections” color=”#f65412″][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]Melody was kind enough to share some of her students’ reflections with us the next day, too. Click the image to view the image full-size and read about their experiences:[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

Cassani

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Reginald

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Nevaeh

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Aiyana

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Juan

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Edidi

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Zuhair

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Allison

[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”10px”][vc_single_image image=”12178″ onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”Countless Thanks” color=”#f65412″][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]We are so grateful to Melody, Principal Wendy Williams, Dr. Mida Milligan, Dr. Kristin Wolfkill, the CBS crew and everyone at Garland ISD for their support and warm welcome on this unforgettable day.[/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

So excited to finish taping @Carver_Tigers @Flocabulary for CBS This Morning! Proud to showcase the talented teachers in @gisdnews pic.twitter.com/6hxtOfzPZK
— Wendy Williams (@wendy_hurt) May 22, 2017

Thank you @MMidaM and @kewolfki for supporting our teacher @mjmcalli at the CBS @Flocabulary shoot today! @gisdnews #carver10strong pic.twitter.com/W6kzdsNAdn
— Carver Elementary (@Carver_Tigers) May 22, 2017

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Fave selfie from Mon. with 2 educational heroes @MrIkeRamos ⭐️ & @edtechjam ⭐️best part was watching them with my students! @Carver_Tigers pic.twitter.com/zzX2eaVH5g

— Melody (@mjmcalli) May 26, 2017

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text]Keep an eye out for Carver Elementary’s story on CBS This Morning later this week![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]