Brad Gustafson (@GustafsonBrad if you want to hit him up on Twitter) is a principal in Minnesota. I’ve referred to him a few times on this blog before, including when I nominated his blog, Adjusting Course, for Best Administrator Blog, and in my post called, “I’d Be Thankful for a Lizard Named Cheesedoodle, Too,” about … 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
At the beginning of this school year, I found myself working next to an empty classroom. I thought, “Hey, now we can spread out a bit more during Robotics Club meetings.” In the meantime, I had been reading about the surge of Maker Spaces in libraries and schools. I decided to move the gigantic … Read more
I should probably confess right now that this lesson was pretty much a bust. “Then, why are you sharing it?” you say. Well, like most of my lessons, it was not a complete bust. There were some “boom” aspects to it. Plus, I think I now know most of the factors that contributed to the … Read more
I decided to make up a new phrase for today’s Phun Phriday post. (At least I think I made it up.) To me, “Extreme Creating” is when people take something that is usually used as a toy to pass the time, and devote days, weeks, and even months to making something remarkable with those toys. … Read more
One of the apps I am itching to try with my students this semester is one that I “field-tested” with my daughter over the break. It’s called Klikaklu, and it allows you to make scavenger hunts. Last Christmas, I got this crazy idea to “code” all of the gifts under the tree instead of writing … Read more