Connected Educator Month and

Connected Educator Month in South Milwaukee

Last week Tammy sent out  the information for Connected Educator Month in South Milwaukee.  What an exciting opportunity for us to collaborate, connect, innovate with our students or other educators in our grade level, school building, another Wisconsin School District or reach out to other educators or professionals!

Have fun as you participate in Connected Educator Month in South Milwaukee.  You may even win a prize at the end of the month.  I plan to take on this challenge starting with my weekly blog posting, how will you connect to educators this month?  Check out the ideas in Connected Educator Month in South Milwaukee.

Connecting Books and Movies

I am nearly finished with the third book in the Miss Peregrine's series.  This weekend, I went to see the movie Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (you can see the movie trailer here -  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Eva Green Movie HD).  Without any spoilers, I just have to say that comparing books to movies is a fun and fascinating opportunity in your classes where something as simple as a Venn Diagram or a T-chart can be used or you can browse some of the ideas in the links below.               

Celebrating the Peculiar: Program Ideas in Advance of “Miss Peregrine” Film

Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies

The Movie-Novel Connection: Practical Tips for Using Movies in Class

What a great way to engage students in reading books and then seeing the movie to foster a wonderful discussion of opinions and debate!