Sharpen Stem Activity and Design Generators
The Sharpen #STEM Activity and Design Generators can be used to randomly produce #DesignThinking challenges for #students.
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Imaginariums for Creative Thinking from Susan Maynor
Download free creative thinking Imaginarium Packs from Susan Maynor (@shmaynor)! Brilliant for #GiftedAndTalented and any #student you want to inspire to #innovate
Gifts for the Gifted 2016 – Anaxi
A few years ago, I thought I would help out the parents of my gifted and talented students by writing about some games, toys, or books that I thought might make good purchases during the holiday season. I called the series of posts, “Gifts for the Gifted,” and I have continued to do it annually on every … Read more
How to Encourage Students to Question
In my latest article for Fusion Yearbooks, I offer some practical ideas for encouraging questioning in the classroom. If we want future generations of students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers, they must learn the importance of questioning – which is sadly a skill often discouraged by educators. Here are links to some of my … Read more
Makerspace Essentials – Magnatiles
I’ve seen Magnatiles at toy stores and a few of the children’s museums I’ve visited. From what I could tell, they seemed like a great manipulative for building. So, I finally ordered some last year. A week after I received my set, I happened to be helping out in a Kinder classroom, and realized with … Read more
Or You Could Organize a Flash Mob
“I don’t know why they even make the kids go to school during the last 2 weeks. The textbooks have been picked up, grades turned in, and all the teachers do is show movies.” Okay, first of all – NOT TRUE! Okay, maybe some of it is sometimes true. Possibly. But think about it. Let’s say … Read more