In this video, you will:

• Meet PowerPoetry.org’s founder Roland Legiardi-Laura as he introduces the world's first and largest digital, online poetry community for youth
• Learn how to combine digital communication with literacy and in-class learning    

In this video you will learn what a typical boots on the ground poetry class looks like as well as tips for creating your own poetry classroom, including:

• When and how to best promote student interest in the classroom
• Introducing students to “close-reading” strategies
• “Heavy-lifting” reading work
• Writing prompts for students
• Concept of the “Class Reading Master”
• Promotion of students' sophisticated commentary and constructive criticism

In this video you'll learn how to:

• Use PowerPoetry's "No Poetry" Poetry technique
• Bring an exciting and approachable attitude to the classroom
• Discover the heart of poetry
• Teach students to master poetry skills

In this video you will learn answers to the questions: Who runs the classroom? Who runs the world? You will also learn how to:

• Use PowerPoetry's model for a student-lead, democratized poetry class.
• Encourage student participation in the classroom
• Create a safe classroom space for students to participate and express themselves
• Teach students to apply leadership and poetry-writing skills to real-world situations

In this video you will learn how to:

• Apply the model of the most ideal classroom structure
• Turn the classroom into a safe space for both teachers and students
• Cultivate strong student/teacher relationships in your poetry classroom

• Mentor students as a family member as opposed to solely an educator

In this video you will learn how to:

• Prevent the classroom from becoming claustrophobic
• Extend the classroom environment to include real-world experiences
• Encourage students to apply all five senses when writing
• Use PowerPoetry.org’s digital classroom feature as a resource for teaching poetry

In this video you will learn how to teach students to:

• Communicate verbally, effectively
• Willingly embrace and seek to improve speech skills
• View their own voice as an instrument rather than something to be feared
• Become articulate and confident public speakers through poetry

In this video you will learn how to:

• Motivate student literacy and social engagement
• Take student poetry skills beyond the classroom to make a social impact while improving literacy
• Become a powerful person in society through the mastery of language
• Encourage students to gravitate away from writing about themselves and instead about their community and real-world situations
• Change the world with words

In this video you will learn:

• Engagement strategies for powerful writing
• The personal story of a student who took poetry skills beyond the classroom to initiate a call to action and promote positive change in the community
• Benefits of social impact through poetry

In this video you will learn how to:

• Promote student conversation about personal struggles in order to form insightful poetry
• Inspire students to realize that problems in their own lives are representative of the world’s largest political issues

In this video you will learn how to use:

• PowerPoetry.org to enhance and augment poetry classwork
• Action Guides built on issues that are commonly present in teen poetry with the aim to inspire social change
• Skill set Tip Guides for discovering new styles and forms of poetry
• Poetry glossary to make students more familiar with common poetry terms/devices and excited for using these  techniques in their writing

In this video you will learn how to:

• Participate in writing prompts
• Become a truthful and honest educator
• Mentor and relate to students

In this video you will learn how to:

• Use the "Read and Feed" system of positive communication
• Inspire social and emotional learning and support between students
• Teach students to respond effectively and meaningfully to work of peers, with both understanding and empathy
• Create a confidential classroom environment

In this video you will learn how to:

• Maximize time and space in the classroom
• Conduct class sessions so that each student leaves fulfilled
• Work closely with students to build trust
• Make sure that all students are seen and heard even in a short period of time

In this video you will learn:

• Language is power
• PowerPoetry resources function as a digital extension of the classroom 
• Techniques for students to participate and share ideas
• PowerPoetry is a life skill set building experience