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A teaching moment is a defining and spontaneous educational opportunity when learning can be maximized.  The term originated in the early 1950s as an unexpected ideal opportunity between a teacher and a child as a “light bulb” learning moment.

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Picture Book:  LION LIGHTS

Winner of two awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authors:  Shelly Pollock and Richard Turere

Illustrator: Sonia Possentini

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers, c2022

LION LIGHTS is the amazing true story of Richard Turere, a young Maasai living in Kenya.  As a small child, Richard invented a way to protect his father’s cows from hungry lions.  His bright idea, that no one had thought of, is being used around the world.  This book will inspire children everywhere to do amazing things, too.

Thank you to Shelly for having me work on the LION LIGHTS Teacher’s Guide!

Visit Author Shelly Pollock’s website:  https://shellypollock.com/

Click here for LION LIGHTS Teacher’s Guide

 

 

 * Adoption Reviewer:  English Language Arts (ELA) and English Language Development (ELD) for Instructional Materials Aligned to the California Common Core State Standards

          View the Publishers  and Programs adopted by the State Board of Education in 2015: 

           http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/im/sbeadoptedelaeldprogs.asp

* Reviewer:  Draft of  the California Science Curriculum Framework 

* Educator Guides:

George Eastman Educator Guide - by Grace Nall - Page 1George Eastman:  Bringing Photography to the People

George Eastman Book Cover - Author Lynda Pflueger 2015by Lynda Pflueger (http://www.lyndapflueger.com/)

A biography of George Eastman, Founder of Kodak

Educator Guide by Grace Nall, NBCT, Educational Consultant, Reading Specialist

Click here for Educator Guide

 

Secrets of the Flame Educator Guide - by Grace Nall - Page 1Secrets of the Flame:  The Power to Protect

Secrets of the Flame - Power to Protect by Cindy Schurichtby Cindy Schuricht (http://hundredbookpileup.com/?page_id=52)

Educator Guide by Grace Nall, NBCT, Educational Consultant, Reading Specialist

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Know About Larry Itliong – Wins Best Documentary Film in IVIE Student Film Festival

24/10/2020   |   No Comments »

Filipinx American History Month in October

“Know About Larry Itliong, Even If You Know About Cesar Chavez” Film wins in BEST DOCUMENTARY in the IVIE Student Film Festival

Teaching moments can be inspired by students learning biographies of people from their culture.  It could be from primary sources like interviewing a relative or from a secondary source, such as a book.

The Authors, Illustrators, and Journalists (AIJ) Academy students at Walker Elementary School read the book, JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE:  THE LIFE OF LARRY ITLIONG by Dr. Dawn Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta, and were motivated to create a film.

“KNOW ABOUT LARRY ITLIONG, EVEN IF YOU KNOW ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ,” was awarded BEST DOCUMENTARY at the IVIE Film Festival. It shows the empathy and collaboration of two important farm labor /civil rights leaders Larry Itliong and Cesar Chavez.

The students were still in the film making process just as the COVID 19 pandemic closed schools nationwide in America in March 2020.  Then, later on as we transitioned to online learning, incidents in our nation addressed social injustice.  So, the timing of creating the film was coincidental.

We learned many lessons during this time, such as courage, humanity, humility, love, team spirit, kindness, and hope. Our film addresses a time of courage back in history between two leaders to peacefully voice change. It deals with the past …and the present time of students who are learning how to do a biography on historical figures using several resources, including primary sources.

Larry Itliong was a Filipino-American Farm Labor Hero who helped to organize the Delano Grape Strike in 1965 with about 2,000 Filipino grape workers. Itliong was the leader of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), an affiliate of the AFLC-CIO. He convinced Cesar Chavez, leader of the National Farm Workers Association, to have the Mexican farm workers join them. Their united effort in the Delano Grape Strike led to better working conditions for farm workers. This event led to a historic nation-wide boycott. The two unions later joined together to form the United Farm Workers. Since 2011, October 25 is celebrated as Larry Itliong Day.

Here’s the link to the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8KzYvy3aSg

The Authors, Illustrators, and Journalists (AIJ) Academy students, with NBCT Teacher/Advisor Grace Nall, at Walker Elementary School created and produced the film while learning how to research about a biography report on Larry Itliong

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