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Frederick W. Gooding Jr. – Teachers College Press, 2024
Talking about race does not have to be incredibly awkward. In this book, Gooding offers twelve clear, cogent, and concise racial rubrics to help users of mainstream media more readily discern patterns hidden in plain sight. The text primarily leverages popular movies as the medium of analysis--since they are unparalleled in their cultural…
Descriptors: Race, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Films, Popular Culture
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Roy, George J.; Cunningham, Matthew; Rafanan, Kenneth – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
In this article, the authors explain how they leveraged the popularity of the "Star Wars" franchise to introduce a task steeped in popular culture as a fun way to engage their students in investigating complex mathematics that have real-life connections to careers in toy design and engineering design in general. The authors share various…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Films, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Instruction
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Ritter, Jason K.; Rodriguez, Terri L.; Santau, Alexandra O.; O'Donnell-Chavis, Casey – Social Education, 2015
Creating classroom book clubs with e-readers helps connect adolescent interests, digital literacies, and content area academic goals.
Descriptors: Clubs, Books, Electronic Publishing, Popular Culture