@VideoAmy, curator of Edutopia’s “5-Minute Film Festival,” always finds the best education videos. If you don’t follow her on Twitter, you should! The other day VideoAmy tweeted about this recent TEDWomen 2015 talk by Linda Cliatt-Wayman about how to fix a broken school. Linda’s passion for children is so clear throughout her presentation. It’s appalling to see … Read more
In my post about books that make great graduation gifts, I mentioned that this book looked promising but I hadn’t had a chance to read it yet. Well, I can now say that I have read it, and definitely recommend it as a nice gift for children who might be “graduating” from Kinder or another … Read more
After doing yesterday’s post about videos to inspire graduates, I realized that I could easily list a few books that I would recommend as graduation gifts. Oh, The Places You’ll Go is a regular favorite, but here are some lesser known choices that might work: For Kindergarten or Primary Students: Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to … Read more
As graduation season rolls around once again, I thought I would compile a list of videos that I’ve found over the years that eloquently describe the hopes and dreams I have for my students in the future. I’ve placed the length of each video beside it. Not all of these are graduation speeches, but they … Read more
Kid President has released a new video that addresses graduates everywhere. Watch the video for some great advice – and to find out if he has a special “announcement” about the upcoming election 😉 For more inspirational videos, check out this Pinterest Board.
Gavin Aung Than, the super-talented artist behind Zen Pencils, published a collection of some of his comics last November. Needing a bit of inspiration this week, I read it again from cover to cover. When I finished, I felt like I was almost as powerful as Rising Phoenix, one of his recurring characters. Gavin takes famous … Read more