Joshua Block

Humanities Teacher at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. Passionately believes that education is a tool to help people understand and transform their individual and collective realities.

My Digital Story

This was a project for a PBS course that I took. I show it to my students before I have them create Digital Stories related to Language Autobiographies that they write.

Mover and a Shaker

Wonderful video made by student Jesus Jimenez that documents my students’ participation in the 2011 Art in the Open Festival. I have gotten so much out of my collaboration with Leah Stein…

SLA Hidden City Festival 2009

This is a student made documentary from the first year of our collaboration with the Leah Stein Dance Company. I wish it didn’t start out with me saying “Umm.” :)

Schools Must Use More Than Just Tests

This is a commentary I wrote that was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in March, 2005: The March 6th front-page article “Teachers Feel Heat of Accountability” was both misleading and a missed opportunity to report on many of the true issues currently facing teachers and schools. The article is written as if it is a […]Read Post ›

Drama in the Classroom (not that kind…)

This is an excerpt from a chapter about using drama in the classroom that I was asked to write years ago: During the time that I have used drama projects in both English and Social Studies classrooms I have found that what it provides students is a way to explore course content while making a […]Read Post ›