Cyndi's Demo

I like the level of involvement that doing the background research invites. Certainly, it invests students in the process far more than a powerpoint, irrespective of how artistic it is. I would love to have the rubric and "student roles" sheet as a model. Since I teach CTs, I will borrow heavily from this. Thanks, Cyndi.

cyndi's demo

Great job! I would love to be in your class. I learned so much just from the little bit that we got to do today. I really felt like we were being immersed into the time period. Also, nice way to "set the stage" by using Orff. Cool! I would think many kids would recognize that as something they've heard somewhere before. It is used for so many movies and commercials. Good job woman! You are awesome.

Cyndi Demo

Bravo! This was outstanding. I am curious to know if this is a correlation standard with your students and their History content.
That would be amazing. I can see from your style that you recognize that we are teaching and educating a group of children who thrive in the hands-on world. It is extremely evident that you value voice, creativity, exploration and importance of being able to get up in front of a group and present. I would have loved to have been in your class. I am thinking about going back to school and collaborating with the teacher who will have my students for Social Studies and developing a unit that we could do together.
HMMMMMM.......this gives me a some great correlations to what my research is going to be about. Wonderful, wonderful!

Mary Ann

Cyndi

Great job Cyndi. I really like how you used music to bring us into the time frame. I also like how the students research the historical aspect of this time period. I think this would make literature more interesting. You seem to have a love for your profession and I think students could learn in your class.

Cyndi's Lesson

Shout out to Cyndi for a great lesson!! I enjoyed working in the groups and learning info about the Medieval Times. I think you value the engagement of your students in the lesson and that this was a great way to have them actively engaged in the project. I think this could be used in any type of class! Great Job!!

Way to go, Cindy!

I loved the draw of the music in the beginning. What a great and fun lesson. I could totally have the choir students come dressed in an era and have them report about them. What a fun and engaging time. You are awesome!

Cyndi,

What a neat lesson. I never looked at trying to find credible websites because I only limit my students to the websites I know. I think that our computer lab teacher is teaching those things to the kids. It was interesting to hear about life back then. The Old English video at first was fascinating. I wasn't aware that it was pronounced so differently from Middle English.