In yesterday’s post, I reviewed The Culture Code, by Daniel Coyle, which is one of the books my colleagues and I received in our first package from The Next Big Idea Club. Today, I would like to talk about the second book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, by Daniel Pink. When shares the intriguing … Read more
After receiving a tip from my former principal, John Hinds, about “The Next Big Idea Club,” two of my colleagues and I decided to share a subscription. Every three months, we will receive two new, non-fiction books selected by Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, Susan Pink, and Adam Grant. We just received our first package, and … Read more
I decided to help my students design their own manifestos again this year. (Here is the link to last year’s post about this.) To get them started thinking about their core beliefs, I first showed them this video from Gretchen Rubin, which I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo. Then I started giving them words, … Read more
It has been awhile (2013!) since I posted some St. Patrick’s Day S.C.A.M.P.E.R. ideas. S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is an acronym to help people to remember different ways inventive ideas can happen: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, and Rearrange. It was originally developed by a man named Roger Eberle. Here is a link to a post I … Read more
“Digital Breakouts” are similar to the physical game, where students use clues to try to open locks. However, in a Digital Breakout, the students input the lock codes online, usually into a Google Form, rather than using tangible locks. One of our NEISD Instructional Technology Specialists, Heather Miller (@SATechieTeacher) recently used this technique for a … Read more
UPDATE 2/23/2021 – Here is a Wakelet where I collect all of my Pi Day Resources! With the month of March comes Pi Day (March 14th), and all sorts of fun activities to celebrate one of math’s most beloved numbers. I’ve collected a few Pi Day resources over the years, but here are some more … Read more