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Author Archives: Anthony_Perrotta
Teachers want Less & More…
Over the course of the past two days I had the sincerely humbled opportunity to present and attend Reading for the Love of It for the first time. Being married to a high school English teacher, I’ve only experienced the conference through … Continue reading
It’s Our Story Too: Why Canadian Audiences Must Watch “The Revenant”
The myth of The Revenant is growing. Celebrated for its glorious cinematography and sense of scope along with transforming folklore of a brutal production that placed filmmakers against the elements, the film has deservedly earned a must see reputation. In … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Film Theory, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Film Theory, Popular Culture, The Revenant
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Re-Navigating #OscarSoWhite
It’s been fascinating to see how the #OscarSoWhite conversation has evolved to include both personal and industry minded perspectives. As celebrities, media outlets and movie fans react and share their political perspectives, perhaps the conversation should evolve away from the … Continue reading
Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Movies and Television
Tagged #OscarSoWhite, Academy Awards, Creed, Rocky
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Social Profiles Matter
Over the course of the past two years (or potentially longer) I have loudly been proclaiming that classroom assessment must be coupled with an urgency to provide and enrich student learning by building opportunities that allow for the curation of … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Student Voice
Tagged digital portfolios, The Resume is Dead
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An Open Letter to J.J. Abrams
Dear Mr. Abrams, Upon the release of the first The Force Awakens trailer in November of last year, I blogged about my affinity for what looked like a return to glory for the franchise – practical effects, grittiness and energy … Continue reading
“The Martian” is Ridley Scott’s “Top Gun”
With a focused understanding of the science fiction genre, director Ridley Scott is a master in creating narratives that speak not only the complexity of time and space but more importantly address the layers of the genre itself. With his … Continue reading
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Tagged Film Theory, Media Studies, Popular Culture, Ridley Scott, The Martian, Top Gun
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Let’s talk Flipping
I holistically believe that teaching serves the human experience; it is very much about connectivity and working with, empowering and challenging individuals to be their best. Good teaching acknowledges the profession serves the human experience, while great teaching actively works … Continue reading
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Tagged 21c, education, flipped classroom, flipping, technology
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Students need to build and showcase “social currency.” Skills matter!
Much has been said about the role and importance of technology in education. From teacher use of technology to deliver content to the active use of technology by students to “show what they know,” notions of the traditional are in … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st century learning, digital learner, digital portfolios, education, learning skills
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3 Reasons Why “Jurassic World” made 500 million dollars in 3 Days.
Yes, the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 opus to our cultural curiosity, the dangers of science and of course his cinematic need to re-establish both American family and alpha male structures are back in Jurassic World. With a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World Box Office, Weekend Box Office
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Students need Transformation
The conversation around notions of the digital learner are a constant and evolving apparatus for sharing, provocation, frustration and at times annoyance. Within, a milieu where technology and student-centric learning are no longer passive ideas, I am bewildered that a segment … Continue reading
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