Instructional Delivery: Evidence Item #5
Item Name:
The Curcio Show
Description of Item:
This is one of my Curcio Shows, a review lesson/activity to prepare for each vocabulary/unit test focusing on text to text, text to self, and text to world connections.
Reflection:
I am a huge fan of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. I am fascinated by his ability to take news events and creatively develop skits, jokes, and games featuring the star guest on that particular episode. During my first year of teaching, I decided to take this concept and develop my own "show" of a sort by reviewing test concepts through the use of skits, jokes, and games featuring students as volunteers. Along with my buzz words, The Curcio Show has become synonymous with me and my classes - and I have students who come to me saying that I was their main source of the news. I'm honored to hear this because it added just another reason to want to be in my class vs. have to be there.
Context & Date Used:
All classes, All year