How to use hip-hop as a teaching tool for vocabulary repetition
Explore how to use hip-hop as a teaching for vocabulary repetition. Use these vocabulary repetition activities and lesson plans with students.
Welcome to the Flocast: Flocabulary’s Hip-Hop Pedagogy Podcast
The Flocast, Flocabualry’s Hip-Hop Pedagogy podcast, explores the ideas, history, and untapped potential that Hip-Hop has in education.
9 Alternative ed tech funding resources for your classroom
Flocabulary understands the budgetary constraints many US schools face. As the need for supplemental ed tech resources increases, these financial limitations have proven to be more than a mere inconvenience. These powerful tools that boost student engagement and achievement should not be considered luxuries, but necessities that are accessible to all academic institutions, no matter their budgetary circumstance.
Showcase student voice with Lyric Lab
Over the summer, I had the honor and privilege to attend Flipgrid’s Student Voice Conference in Minnesota. At the event, I was able to hear the always inspiring Matt Miller speak. This is not the first nor the last time, but every time I watch him present, I leave with inspiration and motivation to do better for my kids and my teachers. During his keynote, he said something that has stuck with me since. We often advocate for student voice, by saying things such as “let’s give our students a voice.” But Matt’s statement rings so true. They already have…
Classroom Design and Student Engagement
Engaging learning spaces are as much about physical and interior design as it is instructional: one study found that the physical space of schools can positively (or negatively) affect a student’s academic performance by as much as 25% in one school year. Businesses are moving away from the Office Space days of cubicles and fluorescent lighting, opting instead for couches, standing desks, bean bags and other methods of creating comfortable environments. (In fact, I’m writing this sprawled out on a couch tucked away in a cozy corner of Flocab HQ.) The same should go for classrooms, and yet it has…