Featured Teacher: Carlos Nevarez

Name:  Carlos Nevarez
School: Lincoln Elementary School - City of Tulare, CA
Subjects: 6th Grade / Multiple Subjects

How are you using educationalrap.com and/or rrr.fm in the classroom?

I play the math songs first thing in the morning as students complete basic math facts, and I use it as a supplement to content instruction after a lesson has been taught.  We’re making a music video, and students type the lyrics they hear into Microsoft Word. I also use it s a supplement for Poetry work and for recreational purposes. 

What are some recent successes you have encountered using our music?

Recent successes include students gaining mastery of a difficult math/language arts concept, and melodies and content lyrics memorized by students, thus aiding instruction and learning.

My students were really into the music as they repeated the lyrics out loud whenever I played the music in the morning. I also played music for them during independent practice activities as the music created a nice ambiance and supportive learning environment.  The music video we made was a big hit. I currently use this video to teach new incoming students math and language concepts. Students were excited to see their friends in a rap music video.

Want to see the music video they created with RRR music?  Check it out on YouTube!

GiantChalkboard.com

Quoted from Steve Harrison’s Reporter Connection:

“What was a 46-foot tall chalkboard doing on a street corner in NY’s Soho district? Marketing to a niche: math and science lovers. The chalkboard slowly filled with numbers and equations, and passersby were invited to post their answers atGiantChalkboard.com and on Twitter. Turns out, this was a PR stunt for Dow Chemical’s Solutionism, an online forum - and it worked. Blogs across the country picked up the story and the Giant Chalkboard became a national game. Here’s my favorite equation: stunt + clever = publicity.

~ Steve Harrison”

Visit the website:  http://giantchalkboard.com/

Featured Teacher : Amanda Kruppenbacher, Uganda

Name:  Amanda Kruppenbacher
School: GSF International School/Good Shephards Fold Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda
Subjects: 2011-2012 teaching 4th and 6th grades

How are you using educationalrap.com and/or rrr.fm in the classroom?

Last school year I worked hard to include different kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning opportunities for my students in each subject.  I found that my students did well when there was a song to go along with what they were learning.  During one of my planning sessions I remembered be taught about Rhythm, Rhyme, Results in my college courses so I decided to check it out!  I immediately signed up for the membership and planned on using the songs as much as I could.  In order to use the songs though I had to download them the night before, as they took forever with the Internet here, and then had to pray my computer would not shut down and delete the page.  I decided to email and see if educationalrap.com could help me with this problem - and now that I have all of the songs in my file, I plan to use the songs as much as I can with students this year.  School will begin in a few weeks and as I teach every subject - the complete library of songs will be so helpful to my students success!

What are some recent successes you have encountered using our music?

I was not able to receive the complete library of songs until I was home in America this summer - but the songs that I did use in the beginning of last year were so effective in my students learning.  Not only did it help them as they hummed the songs to remember a skill while working on their work but I also heard them singing the songs during daily activities outside of school.  What was even more of a success is they were able to sing those songs at the end of the year!  This program is so effective and I suggest all teachers to see how they can implement the songs/ideas in their classrooms!

I look forward to seeing how the students will respond to these songs and see what they do with the activities I have them accomplish with them!  educationalrap.com has provided me with the opportunity to give my students successful class activities while not just being time killers!

Want to contact Amanda or read her blog?

Global Outreach
PO Box 1
Tupelo, MS 33681

alkruppenbacher.posterous.com
amanda.kruppenbacher(skype)

Celebrate Constitution Day with us on September 16th! Free Download

We the people of Rhythm, Rhyme, Results, in order to help teachers and students celebrate Constitution Day, ensure coolness, and promote greater knowledge about this historic day, offer a free download of our song, “What Does the Constitution Do?”     

“What Does the Constitution Do?” will be heard all through the National Constitution Center during the National Constitution Day activities at Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Friday, September 16th. It is also offered as a ‘free’ download to anyone visiting the National Constitution Center website.

We’re proud to be a part of this great celebration of one of our nation’s most important documents and know you’ll want to be a part of it too.

Educators and schools are all invited to get their FREE Constitution Hall Pass and tune in to an interactive webcast that airs all day September 16th.

This FREE, fun and fascinating webcast allows teachers and students to learn more about this historic day while chatting live with the National Constitution Center’s education staff. All you need is an internet connection to participate!

This year’s NEW episode, Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression, brings the story of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights to life.

Last year’s Constitution Hall Pass featured Justice Sandra Day O’Connor—so don’t be surprised if you see other famous faces in this year’s webcast!