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The Year of Creative Confidence

In the fabric of humanity, creativity is wild and untamed, quiet and subtle, quirky and mysterious. More than ideas and brainstorming,...

Future of Learning is…

Some people may say that applying certain algorithms provide specific data we can analyze to predict the future. Some may reflect and...

“I’m Not Creative”

More often than not, in the educational world, I hear teachers equate creativity with making art or drawing. And it is typically followed...

Paradox Mindset

A paradox mindset. We all need one. In today’s upside down world with constant avalanches of challenges, pivots, and constraints, a...

Through The Lens

A lens, both metaphorical and physical, is a powerful storytelling tool. New phone, new camera, new lens. New experience, new...

The Power of Sharing Your Story

Story, one of the most significant and most profound words in our culture today. Story is everywhere—our neighborhood, our city, our...

iProject4C

In every job that must be done There is an element of fun You find the fun and snap! The job’s a game -Mary Poppins Welp, we launched a...

2020 Project in Development

That moment when your creativity takes form, you catch your vision and it becomes a reality? Something’s brewing. Stay tuned. Opens...

Year of the Green Screen

From Hollywood to YouTube, the magic of green screen technology — the chroma key — has powerfully impacted communication, the development...

Puppet Visual Narratives

Line Draw with Animation Keynote Kermit. Big Bird. Lamp Chop. King Friday. Famous puppets indelibly embedded in childhood memories. What...

What Do You Think About…?

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” — Brandon Sanderson, fantasy and...

#ADE2017

To grow, I believe one needs to take risks. I recently pushed myself out there and applied to be an Apple Distinguished Educator. To do...

Create. Design. Build. A Maker’s Showcase.

Students become designers and engineers by trying different design challenges based on STEM subjects of interest. #STEMchallenge...

What Bugs Me? A Design Thinking Lesson

Design thinking is a buzz word right now in education. It is a creative skill set/mindset that every child should learn and practice. Not...

Engage the Imagination

I’m fairly convinced that all high school students are brilliant in their own unique way. Maybe not in obvious ways like an IQ score,...

Interview Your Students

Not long ago, I asked a few students the question, “What do you like about school?” A chair, a camera and a conversation. I was fully...

“Would You Teach Me, Please?

My morning was typical. Quick meetings, delivering completed items on my to do list, connecting with teachers on needs for the day. Total...

Foundations for “Re”

For the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of being part of an amazing team of innovative educators who are in the process of...

The Recess Report #28daysofwriting

I’m passionate about teaching students to tell story. Not just story in terms of “once upon a time” but more about the stories that are...

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