Ryan M Devlin

Planning mock interviews? This PDF includes a rubric and 50 questions to use with students who are planning to attend college or seek employment after high school. The questions were designed to help guide a conversation, especially with students who aren't as talkative. I encourage interviewers to use these questions along with follow-up questions. Below are a few examples of the questions included: - What would I learn about you from your social media accounts? - What contributions have yo

Print, Cut, and Staple Up. One of my favorite bulletin boards! I want my students to be as curious as Albert Einstein, as innovative as Steve Jobs, as wholehearted as Mother Teresa, as articulate as Martin Luther King Jr., as clever as Benjamin Franklin, as imaginative as Walt Disney, as brave as Rosa Parks, as engaged as Abraham Lincoln, as determined as Michael Jordan, and as kind as Mister Rogers. I recently made a new bulletin board that includes more great quotes and more diverse role mod

As students deliver speeches these are the peer review forms I have their classmates fill out. Each student gives both positive feedback and a suggestion for improvement along with a comment in a specific area such as: volume/tone, body movement, introduction/conclusion, "filler words" (like umm, ahh, etc.), speech content, and eye contact. After I read them I cut each student's name off the top and then give the feedback to the speaker.

Black History Icons: Coloring Posters is a student-friendly poster collection featuring influential Black leaders, creators, athletes, scientists, and change-makers from history and today. Each poster includes a bold, engaging illustration designed for coloring, along with a short, easy-to-read biography that explains who the person was and why they matter. Black History Icons: Coloring Posters is a comprehensive collection of illustrated posters designed to help students learn about influential

When students are researching colleges and universities I have them fill out this worksheet on the four schools that interest them most. This website is a great resource for this activity: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search However, I like them to get on each college's website as well for more information. I used this research project in my 11th grade English class. Students always told me this was the most relevant and valuable unit that I taught. It always prompted lots of gr

Need some inspirational quotes and photos for your classroom? Here are some of my favorites all ready for your bulletin board or wall.

As students learn about the various film cuts and video transitions used in video production, they'll create a storyboard for each type of cinematic cut. Next, students can use this storyboard to plan, film, and edit their own Transition Video Demo. This worksheet includes the standard cut, cutting on action, cross cutting, cutaways, jump cuts, cross dissolves/fades, wipes, match cuts, invisible cuts, whip pans, smash cuts, J-cuts, and L-cuts.

FREE! Ready to PRINT Bulletin Board/Wall Display of quotes from 28 diverse role models including Kamala Harris, Harvey Milk, Yo-Yo Ma, Malala Yousafzai, Helen Keller, Nelson Mandela, Junko Tabei, Kalpana Chawala, Yusra Mardini, etc. Print the quotes on colored paper and the heads in colored ink if you can. Great resource for teachers who want to add more diversity into their classroom! Simply print, cut out, and staple! All of the quotes are encouraging and motivating!

Have students write 6-word-memoirs about 16 influential people in honor of Black History Month for a billboard writing challenge.

Need a fun game to play with your students before winter break? This PDF includes 18 Holiday Trivia Questions, along with the answers. Holiday movies, music, poems, books, songs, traditions, celebrations, and more! Make it a quiz or game show. Students can play individually or can complete in teams or groups.

Students can use this blank storyboard template to plan out video projects.

These posters will inspire students to be creative and think outside of the box. They include influential people from a wide variety of professions and accomplishments. Encourage your students to be innovative and most importantly, to be themselves. There is also a video version of these posters on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_t6nF9kCE

This teacher's guide will enable you to bring the culture of Ethiopia to life in your classroom as your students learn how to exchange greetings, explore how coffee is grown, learn basic Amharic, discover new foods, dance to Ethiopian music, etc. A free video is also included! This unit was developed by Fulbright-Hays scholars. This video was developed by educators for students: https://youtu.be/klYl6MUYmuc

Students use these shortcuts when editing videos using Final Cut Pro. I tape this reminder sheet to all student computers as a reference guide. These shortcuts will also work in iMovie.

After reading literature related to epic heroes have students create their own epic hero and then write about him or her. This is a graphic organizer to get them started!

Students can design their own snowperson using this blank template!

Have students design a book cover for one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales