For this week’s Fun Friday post, I thought you might like these links to Scientist Paper Dolls, offered by Mad Art Lab. All are free to print out, color, and “re-mix” at home 🙂 Albert Einstein Jane Goodall Ada Lovelace Nikola Tesla I think it would be neat for the kids to be assigned one … Read more
Just what is a “snarge?” Or, which animal can have a brain so large that it overflows onto its legs? What was longer than a bus and ate crocodiles for breakfast? You can find the answers to these questions and more by visiting Seriously Amazing. Seriously Amazing is a fascinating website produced by Smithsonian. It … Read more
Considering the title of my blog, you would think that I might have thought of this. However, “26 Keys to Student Engagement” comes from the wonderful speaker, writer, and motivator, Angela Maiers – and it was written long before I even imagined this blog into being. I took my students to visit our local Toyota … Read more
As an advocate for Genius Hour, I am very passionate about the concept. But, I will be the first to admit that my facilitation of Genius Hour often does not go well. One area that has been somewhat unsatisfying has been the final presentation stage. Many of my students get bored listening to the other … Read more
My, how things have changed. My husband and I are going through old boxes of paperwork he inherited, and I came across a teaching contract from 1897. Of course, I was immediately struck by the salary the teacher earned – $40/month. I can’t even buy a tank of gas for that now. Then, I noticed … Read more
Yesterday, before we went to the hair salon, I told my daughter to “bring your crayons.” She looked at me with one raised eyebrow. She is ten, and doesn’t really “color” anymore. “It’s a surprise,” I said. While I was getting my hair colored, so was the two-dimensional young lady on one of the coloring … Read more