Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Eartha Kitt + Dorothy Dandridge! Today, I'm celebrating these amazing women. Wow, their careers spanned decades. Their accomplishments were many, and I just wonder what kind of barriers, roadblocks and challenges they must have had as women of color. Rather than share 5 separate pictures, let me share this cropped ig-post from one of my favorite accounts: @blk.thought #blackthought on #instagram (thank you, friends). Yes, I'm loving learning about these women, and their impressive careers in TV, Film, Radio, Broadway and beyond. Much love and respect ... to #lenahorne #cicelytyson #diahanncarroll #earthakitt #dorothydandridge ~~ thank you, Adam Chiocca ~~ [day 16, 1/16/21 .. for my #unconventional book tour]
I'm happy to say that this year was my best yet. Combined with having more time to plan and prep for great units and lessons (now being post-Master's time), and with all the new knowledge and skills I learned from my M.A.T., it was a great year! You know... having those 4 years of teaching experience before doing my M.A.T., also, I think, really helped me to grow as an educator. We did some really exciting units this year. For example, building on some lessons I found in some Adult-ESL texts, I created a 3-week unit titled "Helping Your Family to Buy a Home!" Yes - so, we made "dream homes" out of cardboard boxes and materials. Students learned "Mr. Chiocca's 11 Steps to Buying a Home," and they made YouTube videos and Audio Recordings for the Final Project. The kids learned about mortgages, down payments, PITI - Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance; and how to work with real estate agents and brokers. In addition, students learned ...
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