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Teachers Inspiring Students (CP24 Breakfast Segment with Headucatorz)
Three members of Hip Hop Headucatorz visited the CP24 studio to discuss the way they use Hip Hop in the classroom to reach and inspire students. You may have already seen the segment online but you probably haven’t seen the lead up to it. The network spent the morning talking about the importance of teachers
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Rapping Teachers Using Viral Phrase for Learning
MikeAll was interviewed on CTV News last year about the viral phrase 6-7 and how we, Hip Hop Headucatorz, crafted a song around it to spark learning and engagement in the classroom. “We can add meaning to things.” This was a great history lesson for the kids and it’s so nice to be featured on
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Jon Corbin Spotlight (on the radio) + VIDEO
Chase March dedicated an episode of his radio show to Hip Hop Headucatorz member Jon Corbin. He spins a set of his music from his discography, including a few HHH tracks, and features an interview Jon did with Bsiide Radio. Chase has been taking the show on the road and filmed this episode of Word
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Grade 8 Teacher Using Memes and Hip Hop to Teach History
Category : Press CoverageTeacher turns 67 `brain rot’ into `brain thought’ in history lesson Sadeen Mohsen – Toronto Star Staff Reporter Just before the bell rang to end the school day, an eighthgrader turned to teacher Michael Grandsoult to ask one last crucial question: “Do you know any GenZ slang?” This was the day Grandsoult, who’s been a
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Hip Hop Teachers Getting Recognition in the Newspaper
Our latest song has been getting a lot of attention. Chase March was even featured in his local newspaper. Here is the article as it appeared in the print edition. Hip Hop teachers turn online meme into teachable moment by Paul Morden A Sarnia teacher and DJ is part of a group of educators A
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Hip Hop Headucatorz on Live TV (CP24’s Breakfast)
We were invited to be guests on CP24’s Breakfast television show on Friday. Host, Nick Dixon, interviewed us about how we embraced the silliness behind the phrase “Six Seven” and made it a learning experience for our students. Watch the video on YouTube or with the player below. We had a great time on live
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Chase March on CBC Morning about the Six Seven craze
Chase March was a guest of CBC’s Windsor Morning today to talk about the Six Seven craze that has become a big phrase over the past few months. Host, Amy Dodge, talks with him about the group Hip Hop Headucatorz, how we use Hip Hop in the classroom, the origin of our song 6ix7, and
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Education That Lifts Students Up, Now That’s Wzup!
From conception to publication, it took me ten years to create the African-Canadian anthem, AfriCanuck. The chorus, “AfriCanuck, that’s wzup!,” was first conceived and performed in 2008 at a Toronto Catholic District School Board Black History Month celebration. It began as a simple call and response chant to hype up the crowd before my students
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Hip Hop Beats Connect Class With Curriculum
Category : Press CoverageMikeAll was recently featured in The Catholic Register in an article by Luke Mandato. Read it here, see it in print, or visit the newspaper online. As a music-loving kid growing up in Scarborough, Michael Grandsoult vividly recalls his childhood hyperactivity, a state of being that would inevitably lead him toward one of his life’s
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Hip Hop Headucatorz on CBC’s Ottawa Morning
Hallie Cotnam interviewed members of Hip Hop Headucatorz on CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning on Friday. The rap group was in town to present a panel about Hip Hop in Education as part of the National Arts Centre’s Hip Hop Theatre Fest. Chase March was live in the studio and MikeAll was on the phone. If