Stories, Animations, Soundtracks, Oh My!
As in any project-based learning experience, we start designing with learning standards. For this particular experience, sound and story elements were the foundation. Making instruments?…
Puppet Visual Narratives
Puppetry as a platform for storytelling offers learners an opportunity to explore the art of voice, the world of make-believe, and the power of story.
Creativity in the Garden
This past summer, my colleague and I attended the Apple Distinguished Educator Global Institute. ADE's from all over the world congregated in the gorgeous city…
What Do You Think About…?
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” -- Brandon Sanderson, fantasy…
Culture Cornucopia
Designed as inquiry, investigation, then creation, this learning experience gives learners an opportunity to discover and understand how culture and geography can shape our beliefs as…
Stop Motion Summaries
Take writing summaries to a whole new level! Consider having your kids produce stop motion summaries, giving them the opportunity to extend their learning to include…
Digital Age Skill: Create Video Tutorials
Have your learners be online content creators and contribute to others by teaching them how to write and produce video tutorials. 1 EXPLORATION Curate (or…
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Create. Design. Build. A Maker’s Showcase.
Students become designers and engineers by trying different design challenges based on STEM subjects of interest. #STEMchallenge OBJECTIVES (3-5) Define a simple design problem reflecting a…
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What Bugs Me? A Design Thinking Lesson
Design thinking is a buzz word right now in education. It is a creative skill set/mindset that every child should learn and practice. Not long ago,…
