Tuesday, May 21, 2013

S.O.S. Chicago Posters

Our fourth graders have finished up their research of non-violent leaders and learned some cool design strategies from an expert! They learned that image, emotion, and narrow message are key to a good advertisement. Here is some of the products made with Phoster thanks to Mr. Kovac's recommendation! They made sure their message was positive and you can see the influence from Dr. King, Gandhi and Chavez.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Thoughts about bullying

First graders add their thoughts about bullying to the SOS conversation.  What does bullying look like?  How can we stop it?  How can kids resolve conflict peacefully?  Read our Flipsnack to hear our ideas!





Thursday, May 9, 2013

Historic Solutions to Injustice

Made for our #BurNTA collaboration of Students Offering Solutions (#SOSChicago) project. 6th graders utilized their learning from our Civil Rights Unit to make videos about historic solutions to injustice. Concept, filming, and editing done by sixth graders at Burley School.