While in the Holy Land, one of the workshops offered to both teachers in the LP Schools and the  teachers from the AOC was integrating video production into the curriculum.   I had the honor of working  in Nablus with these teachers and was impressed not only by their enthusiasm for what the workshop offered, but also for their dedication to their profession.

Conducting a video production activity in the classroom serves as a way to help students think more deeply about the content they are studying. In a video production activity, students are tasked with creating a video that demonstrates their understanding of the assigned content, whether that be the water cycle, long division, the American Revolution, or the characters portrayed in Charlotte’s Web. Whatever the content may be, the act of producing a video about it allows students time to think more deeply, critically and creatively about it.

The teachers worked hard, and they all seemed to get a lot out of the workshop.  They left quite eager to implement the program in their classrooms.  I am excited to report I received a video this week.

In this video , seven and eight year old students of  LPS Beit Sahour  play a game in which students mimic an action. The class has to guess the verb associated with that action in English. The video was filmed by their teacher, Miss Hiam Masad and submitted to me by Abeer Bannoura.

I encourage AOC teachers who watch this video to create a video to share with Miss Masad and her students. Let’s keep the connections going!

 Click below to view Miss Masad’s video: