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A Need for Researcher’s Workshop
Come with me to genius hour last week. Here is the scenario I came upon. Two students and two computers – one working on an iMovie, one looking up information. On the iMovie, they were adding slides...
View ArticleAbby’s Zoo Trip
Abby came over with pictures she made at the zoo. Click on each one to see the name.
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Paris, Future Music Therapist
I met Paris in August 2006. She was in seventh grade. I was new to the school, and she and her classmates helped me make it through my first year in junior high. Paris is now on her way to college to...
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Global Cardboard Challenge
Seventh graders created cardboard creations in science. My favorites were the crane and the catapult, but everyone had fun and learned a thing or two. Watch Caine’s Arcade, the sequel, which tells...
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It’s 12/12/12!
It’s 12/12/12, and I have at least 12 x 12 x 12 reasons I love my junior highers. Since listing all 1,728 reasons could be time and space prohibitive, I’ll just list 12 reasons I love my students. They...
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Take One Step at A Time
Last year at about this time, a few of my students and I wanted to learn how to make a robot. I had heard Gary Stager suggest robot building was one thing you could do with a laptop. I had absolutely...
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For the Children
Today make it about the spirit of love and learning, not the law of jumping through teacher-created hoops. Thanks to Krissy.Venosdale (@ktvee) for sharing this beautiful image with the world!
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Creativity and Learning
I am so excited about creativity and learning. I can’t read enough or learn enough about how students learn and what creativity has to do with it. (Speaking of reading and learning about creativity and...
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Must the Students?
From original definition in Online Etymology Dictionary I had a ton of fun helping out with genius hour. The students seemed to be enthusiastic as well, which is crucial for making genius hour...
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Such a Simple Question: What Action Will I Take?
Image tweeted by Angela Maiers Last night during our Genius Hour Twitter chat and book study of Angela Maiers and Amy Sanvold‘s The Passion-Driven Classroom, I was inspired by passionate educators who...
View ArticleThe Iowa Caucus in Our Classroom
I find it amazing that Iowa plays a role in nominating the president of the United States. Like it or not, it is part of our crazy political history here in the United States. (Winners in Iowa Caucuses...
View ArticleAgents of Change vs. Status Quo
Here’s my report back after a few days of history class where students OWNED this standard: Understand the role of individuals and groups within a society as promoters of change or the status quo....
View ArticleSlice of Life with a Late Start
I’ve put in a lot of living and memories for March already, but sadly I forgot to slice about any of it yesterday. My brother and sister-in-law came to help us as we painted our living room and removed...
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