Edublog Awards Open For Voting

The Edublog Awards Committee has announced its “shortlist” of nominations, and I encourage you to visit the site to vote.  Voting is open until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, December 9th.  Even if you do not intend to vote, you will find a surfeit of great links in each category that are fabulous resources.  I’m … Read more

Paper Airplane Video

I have posted before about “Pink Bat“, a book by Michael McMillan, as well as the accompanying video.  Recently, I came across another video by Mr. McMillan:  “Paper Airplane: A Lesson for Flying Outside the Box”.  This is a nostalgic look back to a time when innovation was embraced and putting a man on the … Read more

Creative Thinking for the Holidays

I’m dusting off an old post from last December in which I offered a set of PDF’s that you could use to prompt some divergent thinking amongst your students.  These sheets are based on the thinking tool, S.C.A.M.P.E.R., which I explain in my post, “S.C.A.M.P.E.R. the Holidays“.  My 1st through 5th grade Gifted and Talented … Read more