encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
This year the 7th graders learned how to make podcasts. They select a podcast type, wrote scripts, interviewed people, and edited their podcast with the goal of creating an engaging story. These are just a few of the amazing podcast that they produced. The Effects of a Four-Day School Week Many people at St. Philip's... Continue Reading →
Today our 7th grade Social Studies podcasters bring you a podcast all about the smash hit musical Hamilton. Enjoy!
Photo credit: Nicolas Solop Last year, with all the great new possibilities brought to us through the Learning Commons, we began a podcast series around Social Studies. This year our 7th grade students have taken up the cause mid year and we have two wonderful podcasts to present to you. The first is on a... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Nicolas Solop Today, March 1 2016, is Super Tuesday! Super Tuesday, generally, refers to a Tuesday during a Presidential primary season where a large number of primaries or caucuses occur. This year Super Tuesday has 12 state contests and a territory. For more information on Super Tuesday click here. We discussed Super Tuesday,... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Nicolas Solop Another month brings us 2 more podcasts from 8th grade! This time around the 8th Grade Social Studies podcast tried a Boys and Girls teams for the podcast. The idea was to have the teams compete to create the best podcast. Unfortunately several technical glitches got in the way, including a... Continue Reading →
This is the first episode of the St. Philip the Apostle School Social Studies Podcast. While listening please note that issues with recording and editing have been left in place, in subsequent episodes many mistakes will be edited out. The first episode was used as a tool to show the students who are participating what... Continue Reading →
The Falcon's Fables 