Film, and a technology, has only been around for about one hundred years, it is still relatively young. Conversely, story telling, has been around for thousands of years and been the backbone of society and culture throughout that time. Film takes story telling to another level and gives people a medium to share their interests, ideas and passions. I recently had a chance to do a lot of work on my iPad as well as my iPhone to record and process video on a mobile platform. My goal is to find what I can use personally and what I can teach my students to make them better story tellers using film.
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The Next Big Thing
7 AprJust a few days ago I heard my daughter banging her hair brush on a metal bowl on our kitchen island. After a bit I was annoyed, so when I looked down to see what she was doing and tell her to stop I noticed she had stopped hitting the bowl and slowly started hitting the island – which is made of wood – instead. Then she started hitting the bowl again, then up to the glass casserole dishes, then back to the island and back to the bowl. She looked up to me smiling as if to say, “look what I figured out.” For me it was amazing as I got to see a real life education lab right in front of me; my daughter, testing out a theory, finding a solution and feeling proud of her discovery. Continue reading
Leadership Isn’t Funny Podcast
- Episode 97: Team Building with Raccoon Circles September 1, 2013Came across this nice activity last year at a national leadership conference with the National Association of Workshop Directors (NAWD) in North Carolina. We used Raccoon Circles this year at the CADA/CASL Summer Leadership camp with staff and students, thought we would share. Thanks to Kim Karr for leading this group, fun was had by all. For more informatio […]
- Episode 96: Sullivan Ballou with Rhett Laubach July 1, 2013Once again we meet up with Rhett who shares a lesson he uses called Sullivan Ballou. Sullivan was a Civil War soldier whose letter is part of the Ken Burns Civil War Series. Listen to Rhett as he describes kids listening to the letter and describing the characteristics that make people great. This is a very good lesson to get your studnets thinking about the […]
- Episode 95: Cut & Paste with Patrick Maurer May 29, 2013In this episode we hear from Patrick Maurer who shares his thoughts on Zappos and how their approach to business may be good for your school. For more on Patrick check out www.pmaurer.com and for more on CADA check out www.cada1.org.
- Episode 94: Harriet Turk, Who are you Serving? April 28, 2013In this episode we hear from speaker Harriet Turk who challenges us to ask who we are serving for our community service projects.
- Episode 93: Blue Rhino April 14, 2013Most notably visible at leadership conferences and in classrooms, the ellusive blue rhino is an exciting find for any advisor. See how to run and execute this great activity with your students and staff.
Cyber Cafe 