Journey to City X: Adventures in Engineering for Kids
City X: a book to help you introduce young students to Design Thinking
Independent Study
One-Pager for Genius Hour in Kindergarten and First Grades
A one-page introduction to using Genius Hour with younger students
Design for Change
The single most impactful adjustment I made to my curriculum in the later decades of my teaching career was to make room for students to work on issues they chose that were interesting and relevant to them. This was scary for me because I never had any idea where the year would lead me. But … Read more
Inventing 101
Alexis Lewis is a teenage inventor who is on a mission to inspire other teens to innovate. You can read her story, and about the products she has invented so far in her young life, here. Alexis specifically wants middle schools to guide students with inventing curriculum, and has launched a website to help in … Read more
Unit Planning Game
The amazing @tersonya (Sonya Terborg) shared an incredible tool on Twitter the other day that I think a lot of readers of this blog will like. It is called, “The Unit Planning Game.” Based on the 17 Global Goals adopted by UN delegates in 2015, “The Unit Planning Game” will help educators and independent learners … Read more