Connect a Million Minds is a program that is sponsored by Time Warner Cable with the aim “to address America’s declining proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).” The program includes some videos, a website, grants, and other initiatives. In today’s post, I want to focus mainly on a couple of sections of the website … Read more
Last week, I posted about this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest with the theme, “If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place.” I mentioned that one thing that I am particularly excited about is the page of Classroom Activities that complement the contest this year. Included in this are three … Read more
If you are a regular reader, you probably know two things about me – that I am a fan of Kickstarter, and that I am a proponent of teaching kids how to code. One of my more recent Kickstarter acquisitions was the Robot Turtles game, which is a board game that introduces young students the … Read more
I know. I just posted an inspirational video yesterday, and here I go again. When I saw this article on BrainPickings.org, though, I realized that the two Neils – Gaiman and deGrasse Tyson – verbalized something that I believe wholeheartedly. If I ever appear to be good at what I do, it’s because I genuinely … Read more
Frontiers for Young Minds is a journal about neuroscience that is actually edited by kids between 8 and 18 years old. According to this article from CBC News, the idea for the journal was dreamed up by Bob Knight, who serves as the editor in chief, and is also a professor at UC Berkeley. It … Read more
The other day, I came to the sudden realization that I am the worst teacher ever. Actually, it wasn’t so sudden. I’ve suspected it many times over my decades-long career. Coincidentally, these moments often occur when I am at a meeting with other teachers who share awesome ideas they are using in their own classrooms. … Read more