Meet the Expert: ÉTIENNE (Steven) Langlois, Teacher- Rockstar
Steven “ÉTIENNE” Langlois is an award-winning teacher-rockstar and author of the #1 best-selling book “Rock Your Class.” When he’s not performing for millions of fans in packed theaters and arenas worldwide or teaching in packed classrooms back home, he’s busy helping K-12 teachers rock their classes with expert engagement strategies.
Étienne has spent the better part of three decades teaching K-12 in many subject areas while taking on various leadership roles as Department Head, Instructional PD Coach, Mentor, and District Program Coordinator.
Winner of multiple educational “lifetime achievement” awards, and Canada’s Artist of the Year honors, he has also worked as an author and consultant for leading educational publishing companies in Canada, USA and Europe, developing effective curriculum content.
A cultural icon, Étienne has had his songs sung live on TV by Justin Bieber and been name-dropped on SNL He is the O.G. of teacher-rockstars and host of the popular weekly educational gameshow Rock Your Class Kahoot hosted live online on the SchoolRubric network every Thursday at 2:30pm EST.
Check out this Kahoot below!!
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Challenge
Listen to math Raps. Give them a try, then make one of your own!
Acceleration:
To speed from zero to more at any rate
That increase of speed means accelerate
Acceleration is how fast velocity ranges
Watch for the time and distance changes
Acute Triangles
Some triangles aren’t right, some are just ugly
Others are acute, with little angles so snuggly
Like in all triangles, acute angles come in threes
But every single one of them is less than 90 degrees
Angles:
Angles should not perplex
Two points meet at the vertex
The amount of turn between two lines
Try some, make some, you’ll be fine
If you create your rap, share it with us by tagging us on Twitter or Instagram or emailing us through our website podcast@solveitforkids.com You could be entered to win a free copy of the book below
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Book Giveaway for this episode
Rock Your Class by Étienne Langlois
SPECIAL OFFER: If you purchase the book, let us know and you could be entered to win a one year enrolment to the ROCK YOUR CLASS PD course of your choice! That is a $99 value. There are three to choose from. Here is the Amazon link for the book: https://www.amazon.com/Rock-
Book List:
National Geographic Kids Brain Games: The Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain
by Jennifer Swanson
What’s the Point of Math? by DK
How to Be Good at Science, Technology, and Engineering by DK