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Author Archives: Anthony_Perrotta
More than Nostalgia: Stranger Things and Our Upside Down
Much has been written about Stranger Things as a nostalgic throwback to the glory of 80’s pop culture where all things now retro, felt new. As an 80’s baby, admittedly, the show pulls at my heart strings. From allusions to … Continue reading
What my Students taught me about Learning Skills
To understand and deeply appreciate the reality of the teacher in the classroom is to live deep inside the trench. Working along students with the hope to meet not only your respective goals as a classroom teacher but importantly provide … Continue reading
What teachers & students can learn from Stranger Things
If you’re a classroom teacher then you can appreciate the value in a shared discourse as it pertains to the learning skills – those skills that speak to not only the culture of learning but importantly (and exhaustively to the … Continue reading
Posted in Netflix
Tagged Friendship, Ontario Learning Skills, Stranger Things, Teamwork
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Wicked World: A Parents Guide to Watching Descendants 2
If you’re like me and have children under the age of 13 , then I’m certain you know the lyrics of Wicked World or Chill’in like a Villian , songs from Disney’s Descendants and Descendants 2 that may vibrate from … Continue reading
Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Descendants, Descendants 2, Disney, Race
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Love Transcends: Gender, Equality and Teaching Wonder Woman as an Anti-War Film
Much has been written about the phenomenon of the Wonder Woman film. From the onset of its June 2 release, the film became the most “tweeted” about movie of the summer season thus far. I found myself tweeting my fondness … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality, Gender, Susan Jeffords, Wonder Woman
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Logan & why I take my students to the movies
Let me begin by stating that although I’m a huge fan of comic book movies, I do feel that the preoccupation of creating a global box-office and merchandising behemoth, glossed over by hyper special effects and characters who passively exist to … Continue reading
Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Movies and Television
Tagged Comic Book, James Mangold, Logan, Western
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Be Adventurous and Brave
It’s Sunday morning, Oscar day (my Super Bowl ), and I’m writing this post mid-flight on my way to Timmins to give a presentation tomorrow to Northeastern Catholic District School Board elementary and secondary teachers. This is a bit of … Continue reading
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A Conversation with Vincenzo Natali
Today in my Gr. 11 Communications Technology course, we had the distinct pleasure to welcome, celebrated director Vincenzo Natali, who join and enriched the learning via Skype. With genuine warmth, he reflected on a variety of topics. From the rise … Continue reading
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Digital Skills in Action.
Since becoming a Communications Technology teacher nearly 12 years ago, I never believed that the curriculum was about ‘making’ animators, designers, filmmakers, broadcasters etc. Before 21st century learning became the rage, I facilitated my subject area through the framework of “transferable … Continue reading
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