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Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Animal Farm Interview Part 1
Last week, I had the honour of interviewing Portland Oregon’s rap group Animal Farm. I have transcribed the interview for my blog but you can download the podcast for free or stream it with the player below. We had a lot of fun on the radio and I hope you will check it out. All four…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Long Range Plans
My first teaching assignment was at a school that had four classes per each grade. We collaborated on our long range plans, and basically inherited the plan from the year before. When I left that school for a smaller community school, I really didn’t know what to do. I had to write a long range…
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What Teacher’s Make
This is a great video from Slam Poet and teacher, Taylor Mali. One of the teachers at my school showed this to me today. I knew right away that I had to share it with you. You can check out his website if you want to know more about him at http://www.taylormali.com/index.html Remember to come…
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The Occasion Called For It & You Didn’t Answer
Today we celebrated the 10th anniversary of our school opening. It should have been a big deal. I was expecting it to be. We had building towards this all year. The students made projects about our community and they were in display in the gym yesterday for our Community Heritage Fair. Today, those projects were…
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Out to Save Hip Hop
I subscribe to about a dozen hip hop blogs. It’s a great way to get information about up and coming artists, producers, and albums. It is also one of the best ways to stay in touch with what is relevant in today’s hip hop world. You can’t find good hip hop on the radio or…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Supply Plans
Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesdays! It is my goal here to share my best practices so that other teachers can benefit from my experience. I hope that you are finding this ongoing series helpful. If you have any ideas, comments, or questions, I would love to hear from you. Please drop a comment or send…
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Check the OR
I used to watch Much Music all the time. I paid careful attention to Canadian acts because I wanted to stay in touch with our homegrown talent. I remember catching this video from a group called Organized Rhyme. The tune was quite catchy. I liked the old school vibe and the way the two MCs…
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Who Watches TV On A TV Any More?
About three months ago, I caught an episode of Gossip Girl just to see what all the hype was about. Well, that’s not quite the truth. I only get a few channels with my rabbit ears so I thought I’d give the show a try. I haven’t watched it since but it is strange how…
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Everwood – Perfect Television
Everwood premièred on September 16, 2002 on the WB network. I remember it well. I can remember seeing commercials for the pilot episode and thinking that it looked like a show worth watching. I also remember that the pilot was “extended” and ran for an hour and ten minutes. There is no other show that…
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So Looking Forward To It
At the end of the last school year I decided to give myself a little treat. It was something I had wanted for a long time. I went online and bought it. I got the complete series of Everwood on DVD and it was worth every penny. I absolutely love this show. The network only…