“Original Thinkers” is a fascinating TED Talk by Adam Grant, author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World. “The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most – because they are the ones who try the most,” according to Grant. Using the story of his own failure to invest in a new company that would … Read more
@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
During the weekend, I happened to hear two radio interviews with different orchestra conductors that reminded me of the reasons I started to offer Genius Hour in my classroom. NPR’s Scott Simon spoke with the conductor of the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart, about a feature called By Popular by Demand, which allows the audience to use mobile technology to program … Read more
I am fortunate to have a great network of parents who forward me articles and other links that they know will interest me. Yesterday, a dad forwarded this fabulous post from the TED blog. It includes the video of Jane Andraka’s TEDx talk. If that name sounds a bit familiar, but you can’t quite place … Read more
I saw a link on my Twitter feed the other day to a post done by Eric Sheninger called, “Students Yearn for Creativity, Not Tests.” It’s from March of this year, and I can’t believe I missed it back then. However, that’s the great thing about Twitter – the treasures come around more than once. Featured … Read more
I found this video through Kuriositas, an awesome resource, but it is also available through TED-Ed. As we spend today, Memorial Day, in the United States, honoring our own fallen heroes, I thought this video might resonate with you as it does with me. Freedom is a treasure, and I am so thankful for the … Read more