I just finished reading a very interesting book called The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley. The book details the adventures of three teens, who travel to three different countries, which according to international tests, have been most successful in teaching students to think critically.
While the countries achieved success in various ways, one of the countries, Finland, achieved academic success among its students by recruiting the best teachers...
Women have made lots of contributions to our world yet for a very long time, women and their accomplishments were not given much mention in history books. My female students often asked me whether there were female explorers, queens in ancient history that accomplished things and women inventors,etc.
Women's History Month(March) is a great chance to highlight some of the many women that have made contributions to our world. Can you think of a woman that made a lasting impression on you...
Introduce your students to the history of April Fool's Day.This resource provides a reading for students as well as lots of interesting famous April Fool's Day pranks (Ex: A video on a spaghetti harvest in the country of Switzerland caused people to call to ask where they could buy a spaghetti tree!) Extension activities,a Test your April Fool's Day IQ and comprehension questions. Great resource for April Fool's Day.
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Speed of Creativity blogger Dr. Wesley Fryer encourages teachers to give students differentiated, 21st-century options for demonstrating mastery and understanding of the curriculum.
These methods can include images, audio and video, as opposed to the typical text-only type of assessment. To that end, Fryer provides a helpful list of resources and Web...
Time Travel....Where would you go?
Time travel. Wouldn't it be amazing if one day people actually could travel back in time to witness historic events? It got me thinking, if you could take a trip back in time, what historic event would you like to see?
I think being at Kitty Hawk, on December 17, 1903, and witnessing Wilbur and Orville make their historic flight would be pretty interesting.
On a personal historic event, I'd love to travel back to see my grandmother's family...
Teaching creativity involves well~ a little creativity.
When do you find the time to teach it? Whats the best way to teach creativity? How do you assess it?
What seems to work for me in helping my gifted students develop creativity involves using the Creative Problem Solving Process developed by Donald Treffinger.( to learn more~ go to http://www.creativelearning.com/creative-problem-solving/about-cps)
CPSP entails using six...