Since I offered a new, inspirational video for teachers in yesterday’s post, I thought it would only be fair to suggest one for students today. This one came to me by way of one of my fabulous colleagues, Amy Chandler. The Bridge is a cute and entertaining short video that would be a great way to … Read more
“The judges were biased.” “The coach just doesn’t like me.” “My teacher doesn’t challenge me enough.” Have you heard any of these statements from a child before? I know I have. When my daughter told me that her scores were low in a synchronized swimming competition because of the judges, it was very tempting to agree … 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
Something I saw on Twitter about a year ago planted a seed in my head that it would be great to have a Parent/Teacher book study. I’d just read Mindset by Carol Dweck, and thought that would be the perfect book. We got a grant from our PTA to buy 30 books, with the idea … Read more
Stanford University’s Jo Boaler over at YouCubed.org has just released a set of free lesson plans that can be used for 5 days with any grade level from 3rd through 12th. This “Week of Inspirational Math” includes videos, handouts, and Powerpoints. As they progress through the activities, students develop a Growth Mindset when thinking about math, and … Read more
I love StoryCorps, the oral history project that has recorded over 50,000 interviews since 2003. You can listen to many of these interviews on their site, and you can also view some that have been transformed into animations. One of my previous posts was about one of these animations, “Eyes on the Stars.” (Not all … Read more