Silk is a website that touts itself as “Interactive Generative Art”. Since this is Fun Friday, I feel okay about sharing this site with very little practical educational value because it is entertaining and, actually, a bit meditative. The concept is simple – use your mouse to start drawing. Once you begin, a tool palette … Read more
I ran across this video, which is a TED talk given by the author Brad Meltzer, on the Mindshift blog originally. It is an inspirational speech that every young person should watch. Meltzer outlines the three pieces of advice that he gives his own children: dream big, work hard, and stay humble. He gives various … Read more
One way to engage their minds? Laughter. And April Fool’s Day is your best opportunity for making a huge impression. For today’s Fun Friday post, check out this video of a 5th grade teacher completely fooling his entire class. And for more April Fool’s Day videos, you can refer to this post by Amy Borovoy … Read more
Angela Maiers, an educator/consultant/writer whom I greatly admire, has mentioned on her blog the idea of having a “Dream Team” – a group of people who you would like to emulate. In her book, The New Habitudes, she also mentions this, and offers a free reproducible here for conjuring up your personal Dream Team members. … Read more
This article, by Julie Lyons, in DFW Child, has a wonderful quote, “ ‘As everything moves toward standardization and accountability testing and No Child Left Behind,’ Hickerson says, ‘sometimes that means that no child can get ahead either.’ ” This is the hard reality in many schools, unfortunately, but the article gives good advice on finding … Read more
Nelson Mandela, unfortunately, may not be in good health right now. However, this great man, who has made such a positive impact on our world, will be immortal through the re-telling of his words and actions. Recently, I found an article from 2008 by Richard Stengel in which he lists and explains the lessons of … Read more