Artist Salvador Dali conceived a method for waking himself up right at the moment he fell asleep. Composer Igor Stravinsky stood on his head in the mornings while Beethoven favored long walks. Society’s highly creative thinkers have unique and unusual ways of keeping focused and innovative, proving there is no single path to creative genius.
...As a busy teacher who imparts a sense of assignment and teacher immediacy, you likely include many...
For years, the United States has experienced a shift from a national, analog, industrial economy to a global, digital, information economy. All of our social institutions—education, finance, government, media, and health—were created for the former. But we live in the latter, in a society...
“Even high-achieving girls, are less confident in their abilities in mathematics and science, and more anxious towards mathematics. As such, they are less apt to want to pursue further education in these subjects or to pursue a career in mathematics or science-related fields.”
-- Francesca Borgonovi/Marilyn...
Group Hopes to Change the Face on a Twenty Dollar Bill
Use the news to develop short activities for the beginning of the class or if there is time at the end of a class.
Possible Bell Ringer Activity I'd like to Share.
In 2020, it will be the...
If you really want to challenge your gifted kids, have them come up with a truly original idea or new perspective. A solution, a new invention, a new argument. This is indeed a challenge.
That is the whole premise behind the popular TED Talks videos featured on the Internet. TED, a non-profit organization, promotes the spreading of...
Women’s History Month
Celebrated each March, this year’s theme is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives"
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In February, I continued my conversations on global education with Lord Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Australia's Geoff Masters (CEO of Australian Council for Educational Research) and Susan Mann (CEO of Education Services Australia). I learned further about how technology is entering the classroom and how this is helping to broaden cross-cultural perspectives in education. Some of my...
My family lives in a PARCC state. For months, we have heard from our school district about preparing for the upcoming PARCC assessment. This has been a particularly “interesting” time for our house, as it will be the first time one of the kiddos is slated to take a state exam.
In recent weeks, the talk shifted to my son and his need to take two rounds of PARCC tests this spring. The first will begin in just a few short weeks, and will run through much of March. The second...