I found this video originally on Upworthy. It is so exciting to see the students’ enthusiasm as they work the real-world problem inspired by a train puzzle their teacher found at the store. The teacher, Justin Solonynka, truly knows how to engage the minds of his 7th grade students! You can see the sequel to the … Read more
I’m going to break one of my blogging rules and write about something that I haven’t actually seen or read yet (I don’t think this is first time I’ve broken that rule, but I could be wrong). I keep running across articles about it, and I heard an interview with the author on NPR. One … Read more
Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) tweeted a link to the Rubber Band Contest the other day, and I just now got around to checking it out. (Someday I will describe my convoluted methods for archiving resources that I don’t have time to explore right away!) The contest is sponsored by The Akron Global Polymer Academy at The University of … Read more
It’s been awhile since I’ve visited the iCivics site. You can see my last post about it here (2012!). The site, founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, offers interactives, games, and lesson plans for learning about civics. And it’s all free! There is a lot of curriculum available on the site, and teachers can log … Read more
I don’t often recommend paid apps on this blog. One reason is that they are difficult for many educators to obtain for their classroom, as I outlined in yesterday’s post. Another reason is that I feel that many of the paid apps have features that can be found in other free apps. However, every once in … Read more
Don’t worry. There is nothing inhumane about this site. And, if you are a fan of kittens and teaching kids how to code, then you will probably like it. Erase all Kittens is a game that can be used to teach kids some programming skills. The demo, which is available online, has several levels that scaffold … Read more