How Play Leads to Great Inventions

Dr. Pauline Dow (@PaulineDow), an Associate Superintendent in our district, shared this recent TED Talk by Steven Johnson, “How Play Leads to Great Inventions,” in a tweet this week.  Steven Johnson, you may remember, is an author I’ve mentioned on this blog because I was fascinated by his book, How We Got to Now.  Johnson is adept at … Read more

From Puffy Paint to Laser Mazes

I saw a tweet about a construction toy called, “Brackitz” that intrigued me the other day.  I followed the link to their website, and clicked on video that shows their product being featured on the Today Show.  It looks like a great addition to any Maker Space.  As I watched the video segment, though, I … Read more

Elephants Making their Own Mud Slide

Well, it’s Phun Phriday.  I did my best to find something completely fun and relatively non-educational.  I suppose you could make it into something educational if you really want to get into the human-like behavior of elephants and the horrible consequences of poaching them.  But that’s not what Phun Phriday is all about. Watch carefully … Read more

Our Cardboard Collaboration Celebration

My 2nd grade GT class started working on their Global Cardboard Challenge projects yesterday, and I am so glad we are participating this year! I mentioned the Global Cardboard Challenge in a recent post, and the kids were amazed when I showed them that Nirvan Mullick (the director of Caine’s Arcade, and one of the … Read more