Arts Integration | Mr J Block

Global Fiction Character Sketches

My Globalization students are currently reading several different works of Global Fiction with the goal of immersing themselves in other cultures. Below are some pictures of a recent character sketch assignment.

Transformative Teacher Profile

Thanks to Kira Baker-Doyle for publishing this very sweet profile on her blog and for creating this wonderful project. I am honored. Transformative Teacher Profile #6: Joshua Block

On Collaboration

[Cross-posted on Edutopia] For the past five years I have collaborated with a playwright who works with my students as they write original plays. Each year, on the first day that she has been in the room with us, Kate and I stage a conflict about what should come next in the lesson. As students squirm uncomfortably […]Read Post ›