Professional Development & Student Workshop
Rhymes for the Times: Songs, Spoken Word and Social Justice
Testimonials/Comments from Attendees:
Presenter:
Greg Birkett
Audience:
Educators, Students (Intermediate, Senior, Gr. 7-12); flexible, Department heads
Length of session:
1.5hr session
Price:
$500 - $2,000 (depending upon the audience you choose in the cart)
Practical Takeaways:
For Educators:
- Classroom resources
- Helping educators find ways to teach spoken word/finding the merit in teaching it
- The importance of bringing different voices into the classroom
- Bringing the academic merit side out of spoken word/hip-hop
For Students:
- Provide resources for developing a spoken word poem
Verbal gymnastics, linguistic acrobatics-is it possible to deliver a message more effectively than through the power and energy of spoken word? Rhymes for the Times is a dynamic presentation that uses performance and instruction to demonstrate how spoken word, also known as slam poetry can be used to communicate ideas for positive social change and to spread awareness in an engaging way. The presentation can be geared to present educators with practical and meaningful ways to develop writing skills and heighten student engagement with literary devices through spoken word, or to take students through a workshop that allows them to find and use their voice through this artistic medium. Witty wordplay and relevant rhymes-exactly what we need in these times!
Presenter:
Greg Birkett
Audience:
Educators, Students (Intermediate, Senior, Gr. 7-12); flexible, Department heads
Presenter:
Greg Birkett
Audience:
Educators, Students (Intermediate, Senior, Gr. 7-12); flexible, Department heads
Length of session:
1.5hr session
Price:
$500 - $2,000 (depending upon the audience you choose in the cart)
Practical Takeaways:
For Educators:
- Classroom resources
- Helping educators find ways to teach spoken word/finding the merit in teaching it
- The importance of bringing different voices into the classroom
- Bringing the academic merit side out of spoken word/hip-hop
For Students:
- Provide resources for developing a spoken word poem
If we want to understand what Canada is and what it could be, we have to understand what it has been. Knowing the Black Canadian experience really allows us to fill in a lot of the gaps in our often-romanticized national narrative.