Suzanne Horan and her 5th grade class of gifted and talented students were recently showcased on our district website for an outstanding project they did this year. They each planned, researched, and developed products that could make a positive difference in the world. From a 3-d printed model of a staircase that collapses into a … Read more
My days spent at #TCEA16 last week were motivating and extremely inspiring. This week, I would like to select a few highlights to share with you. First up, School-Wide Genius Hour. Several members of the staff of Cottonwood Creek Elementary in Coppell ISD woke me up on Thursday morning with their incredible presentation about student-led … Read more
In my GT class, each grade level meets with me once a week. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders do a cooperative blog post for our class blog at the end of each their GT days. A couple of months ago, one of my students wrote this: “GT today!” is what we yelped happily this morning. We … Read more
In Kid President’s most recent inspirational video, he invites all of us to “upgrade the world.” What are some ways we can do that? Be awesome to everyone around us, donate to a local shelter, and help animals are some of his suggestions. But, as we know, there are many more upgrades the world could … Read more
If you’re like me, you might have set some professional goals for the summer – books you have been meaning to read, technology you wanted to learn, etc… If you’re also like me, you may be in a bit of a panic right now because none of those things got accomplished. You foolishly frittered your … Read more
I love this great “Songified” version of an inspirational speech made by Apollos Hester, a high school football player. It was shared by Joy Kirr on Twitter, and recommended to use in Genius Hour. I think it would be great for that, and it definitely would be an awesome video to show when talking about … Read more