Since my 2nd graders are studying structures right now, it seems only right that they should design one of their own. With Mother’s Day coming up, I thought I could make their designs seem more relevant if they had a “client” in mind. I keep talking about the importance of empathy in Design Thinking, and … Read more
A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a GT teacher named Pedro Delgado. Mr. Delgado was a finalist for TCEA’s Classroom Teacher of the Year. He shared a link to his class blog, and I stumbled upon a cute photo gallery of a project that his 4th graders did using real company logos in … Read more
I should probably confess right now that this lesson was pretty much a bust. “Then, why are you sharing it?” you say. Well, like most of my lessons, it was not a complete bust. There were some “boom” aspects to it. Plus, I think I now know most of the factors that contributed to the … Read more