Blackbird by Emma Stevens

Listen to hear Emma Stevens sing "Blackbird" by the Beatles in Mi'qmaq.
We are singing this for this year's holiday concert to bring awareness to the language which is in danger of extinction.

2019 is the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages.

There are less than10,000 people left in the world who speak the Mi'kmaq language. Sixteen-year-old music student Emma Stevens from Allison Bernard Memorial High School on East Cape Breton Island performs the Beatles classic Blackbird in the Mi'kmaq language in order to raise awareness that the language will soon be lost.

Simbi: Read for Good Challenge

 Global Citizenship In Action

Join our group as we record our voices to bring books to life for readers in Bidibidi, Uganda.

Here is our class code:https://read.simbi.io/a3RZQTFLc3N3VQ--

Here is a look at Bidibidi, Uganda where the ratio of teachers to students is 1:240.

And here is how the UNHCR and Walking Schoolbus are using shipping containers to create a "Bright Box" where communities have an energy hub and classroom in which kids can listen, read, and learn.

Here are some other inspiring young people who are using their voices to change the world:                                       

Emma Stevens, Singer, Miq'maq Language Activist

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

Autumn Pelletier, Indigenous Water Advocate

Greta Thunberg, #FridaysforFuture

  Simon Jackson, Animal Activist for the Spirit Bear 

The Danger of A Single Story: TED Talk/ Talk Back

What is the danger of a single story? How can it lead to stereotypes? 

How can reading and writing different stories broaden our perspectives about humankind?

           Think about your own perspectives on Africa and storytelling.
    What are your connections to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED Talk?

Is this the Holy Grail of renewable energy?

          Xyleco's Marshall Medoff: The unlikely, eccentric inventor


Step 1: Watch the video clip from a CBS 60 Minutes Episode #51  Dec. 30th 2018

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marshall-medoff-the-unlikely-eccentric-inventor-turning-inedible-plant-life-into-fuel-60-minutes/

* Note: If the hyper link doesn't work copy and paste into your search engine.


Step 2: Take notes using the Spider template
Step 3: Respond to the question.

??? What are the implications of this renewable energy source if it is adopted into real world applications?

Note-Taking Stations: Which Templates Work Best?

We are learning all about note-taking in order to research for Genius Hour, Science, and Social Studies. There are so many ways to take notes and it really depends on the sources you are using and on your own style of learning.

Today you will travel in small groups from station to station in order to try different approaches to taking notes.

Here are the links you'll need. Other print resources will be available at the stations.

1) Try Cluster Notes Template when you access this site:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vancouver%27s_greenest_city_action_plan#goals

2. Try Event Spider Template for this one:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/5-reasons-why-hub/5-reasons-brain-is-mind-blowing/

3. Try Roundtable Notes for this one:

www.malala.org/girls-education

4. Try the Video Notes Template to learn about Anne Frank:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/anne-frank-1

5. Try the Timeline Template to learn about Ben Franklin:
https://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234

Levels of Questioning

Soon we will be starting literature circles and asking deep questions will be an important part of our learning.

Check out this video to review three levels of questions: