“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for” actually we hope you are looking for Ryan and Howie as we have an episode of MyDisneyClass that is out of this world! In this episode Howie and Ryan celebrate May 4th, or should we say May the Fourth be with you, by looking at ways educators are bring the power of the force into their classrooms.  “Fear is the path to the Dark side” and we have nothing to fear here.  We look at several sites and lesson plans that will help you integrate star wars into your classroom.  We run the full “Podracing” course covering everything from character development in English to Politics and everything in between.  Howie and Ryan also share what Disney books they are currently reading and what they are enjoying about each of these books.  We hope you enjoy the show as we go into hyperdrive covering all these awesome star wars activities and of course “ May the Force be with You” as you try some of these in your classrooms.

What we are reading:

Who's the Leader of the Club?: Walt Disney's Leadership Lessons by Jim Korkis

Walt Disney's Missouri: The Roots of a Creative Genius by Brian Burnes, Dan Viets, Robert W. Butler

LINKS

• Star Wars Leadership Howie’s Keynote

• Starwars.com

  • STUDYING SKYWALKERS: MENTORS IN THE STAR WARS FILMS 

  • Adventures of Learning with Indiana Jones 

• Star Wars 101: How 3 Teachers Are Using The Force to Teach Politics, Myths and Monsters 

• Star Wars in the Classroom: FREE ready-to-use activities By Corey Green

• STAR WARS STEM LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

• Lesson Plan | Teaching ‘Star Wars’ With The New York Times

• Exploring the Real-Life Curriculum You Can Build Using Star Wars–Themed Lessons By Jackson McHenry

• 11 Star Wars classroom resources for teachers (Number 3 is inspired)

• May the Fourth Be With You: Celebrating Star Wars Day in the Classroom

• R2 builders official club website