Madsen in the Middle

I’ve only had Ms. Madsen for 3 classes; grade 8 English and Socials, and then now, grade 11 English. It was her first year when I was in grade 8 and although I haven’t had her every single year, I’ve noticed the large impact that she’s had on the student body as well as the … Continue reading GFSS Storytelling: Ms. Madsen (by Kalli)

I chose Ms. Doyle because she’s a freaking awesome teacher. She’s laid back when you’re on her good side. She’s funny and has a lot of character, and she’s recently new to grand forks so I’d like to get to know her more. She’s super sweet and has lots of ideas.

I chose my mom because she’s been all over the world and ended up in Grand Forks so I think it’d be interesting to hear about her journey. I thought that talking to her would be easy and interesting, and that her story would make quality content.

Some Points on Entertainment Media’s Influence on Adolescents Digital media is quite a broad spectrum of outlets. You can have social media, such as: Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, to name a few. Although those are what most people think digital media is, there are other forms of it as well. I’m talking about Movies, Television … Continue reading Adolescents and Digital Media (by Jacob)

How is digital media impacting adolescents? So here is the first blog post we are required to post as a class. I don’t know exactly what to say without getting carried away on a rant. I just want to get one thing straight here, phones have been banned from gfss since second semester. All the … Continue reading Adolescents and Digital Media (by Portia)

How are digital media impacting adolescents? This is a very important question to address in the age of digital media and technology; especially for people around my age range who have become addicted to their mobile device. Even I will admit that I have a reliance on my phone, and that when I don’t have … Continue reading Adolescents and Digital Media (by Jasmine)

I chose Mr.Grey because I remember him all that way back from grade 8. Just like me it was his first year at the high school (teaching). I had a real interest in science and drama. Coincidentally Mr.Grey was a science and drama teacher. I remember just how passionate he was to be teaching his … Continue reading GFSS Storytelling: Mr. Grey (by Raja)

GFSS StoryCorps  The Nicest Human Being in the School World  In teaching, one of the best strategies to help students learn is modeling, providing an example. Sure, my students had the chance to explore the thousands of brilliant StoryCorps examples available on their website, but I wanted them to see a sample of a GFSS … Continue reading GFSS Storytelling: Mr. Nuyten (by Ms. Madsen)