Making Connections20200718031836
Making Connections
July 18, 20200 comments
Every person’s set of life experiences are very different. Recognizing this in our daily interactions with kids can really go a long way in making us ...
Curiosity and Learning: An Explorer’s Guide20200718031433
Curiosity and Learning: An Explorer’s Guide
July 18, 20200 comments
I can never walk past a set of coin-operated binoculars without dropping a coin in the slot. There is something about the novelty of what awaits on th...
Producing the Future20200718031050
Producing the Future
July 18, 20200 comments
Bees. Cows. Factories. What do all these things have in common? They make stuff. Bees make honey. Cows make milk. Factories make goods. All of these i...
For Students, Sharing Is More About Getting Than Giving20200718030632
For Students, Sharing Is More About Getting Than Giving
July 18, 20200 comments
Sharing a stick of gum is far from scary. Giving something you have to another person is an act that demonstrates empathy and compassion, even if it i...
Modeling by Example20200718030232
Modeling by Example
July 18, 20200 comments
How can we teach students to use technology in a responsible way? The answer to that question is tricky. Digital citizenship has so many facets....
Reflect20200716023931
Reflect
July 16, 20200 comments
When I was a kid, I used to fall asleep in the car every time my family took even a short trip. I’d settle in, close my eyes, and magically end up at ...
Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think20200716023550
Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think
July 16, 20200 comments
The Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz taught us that, even if at times we don’t believe it, we are all capable of deep and rational thought. The irony i...
Putting Time In Where It Counts: Active Directory and PowerShell20200716022538
Putting Time In Where It Counts: Active Directory and PowerShell
July 16, 20200 comments
The Problem: Time Management Time management is a problem many IT departments face; often there is just not enough time to complete all the requests i...
Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived20200716022252
Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived
July 16, 20200 comments
This post is about collaboration, and as I explored many different angles to find an example or analogy that illustrates what it truly means, I realiz...
STEM: It’s All About the HOW20200716021926
STEM: It’s All About the HOW
July 16, 20200 comments
As an educator, there are many different trends and words that seem to make the rounds through our world of education. The same seems to be true...
