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…
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,…
Foundations for “Re” #28daysofwriting
For the past several months, I've had the privilege of being part of an amazing team of innovative educators who are in the process of…
The Recess Report #28daysofwriting
I'm passionate about teaching students to tell story. Not just story in terms of "once upon a time" but more about the stories that are…
