Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx in 1973.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back when I attended M.S. 101 in the Bronx, I tuned out the science teacher because I didn’t think science was for me. I viewed ...

This episode will focus on educators using hip-hop culture to relate to their students and encourage their creativity and freedom of self-expression. ♪ ♪ Hello and welcome to "Carolina Classrooms." ...

Rhetoric is arguably one of the most powerful tools at any human’s disposal. Very few people can be educated or persuaded using raw facts. The quickest way to bore someone is to throw an assortment of ...

The role of cultural relevance in education is an increasingly important aspect in the classroom. School performance will ultimately determine the future of a student. In the high-pressure, ...

Earlier I wrote about Carrie Donovan’s Keynote at the The Innovative Library Classroom Conference. There was another presentation that I found inspiring: During the session Craig used two turntables ...

*The power of hip-hop has been apparent in many areas over the years and Austin Martin is using that power to make learning fun with Rhymes with Reason, an interactive program that uses lyrics from ...

Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx in 1973. Today the music genre is one of the most popular in the U.S. In July ...

Back when I attended M.S. 101 in the Bronx, I tuned out the science teacher because I didn’t think science was for me. I viewed the subject as something distant and inaccessible. I never saw myself ...