I have raved about Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls site several times on this blog. The work this former Saturday Night Live and Parks and Rec actress/comedian is doing to inspire girls and give them positive role models is phenomenal. Now the site offers a new video series that pairs girls with the creators of The Sims … Read more
Do you live anywhere near the San Antonio area? Are you, like me, so busy you can’t fit one more thing into your schedule? Well, drop everything else and head on over to Tech Field Day 2015 this Saturday, November 7th. Seriously. Stop being so rigid and so, “I need to plan things way in … Read more
You might wonder when you first start watching this video why I would choose to put it on an education blog. But hang on for the last line, and you will understand. Even though this is a phone commercial obviously aimed at parents, the message definitely applies to teaching as well. For more inspirational videos … Read more
In the fortuitous way that things seem to often happen in my life, I spent a fabulous Saturday morning with my daughter at a free event designed to spark girls’ interest in all things STEM related, then 24 hours later stumbled across a “Women Role Models” video on We the Geeks that reinforced all of … Read more
Connect a Million Minds is a program that is sponsored by Time Warner Cable with the aim “to address America’s declining proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).” The program includes some videos, a website, grants, and other initiatives. In today’s post, I want to focus mainly on a couple of sections of the website … Read more
It’s Friday again, which means another episode of “Gifts for the Gifted.” This is a series that I do in November and December to give suggestions for those of you shopping for holiday gifts for your students and/or children. So far this month, I’ve posted about “Scrabble Flash” and “Makedo“. You can view more recommendations … Read more