I talk about culture all the time, mostly in the context of literacy, but also in relation to college-going, school climate, and the arts. I’ve never been hard-pressed to offer a suitable definition for culture in any of these scenarios, but when you remove the word culture from the context it’s referencing it became trickier […]
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“Creativity is about connecting things.” Steve Jobs This past summer I decided it was time to learn something new. I enrolled in a week – long class on stop-motion animation at Arrowmont School of Crafts. The workshop was led by two folks from TinyCircus, a stop-motion animation collaborative, Greta Songe and Carlos Ferguson. In past […]
There has been a great deal of justifiable buzz this week about the remarkable recovery of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords from a gunshot wound to the head last January. She and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, have co-authored a new book detailing Giffords’ arduous journey back to health, and media coverage has included intriguing insights into brain […]
My professional life revolves around education and I am constantly thinking how to better integrate technology to leverage great thinking. It’s both…
The Mathematics Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were finalized and published two years ago with all but four states adhering to their concepts and processes…
I’ve developed and written many videos over the course of my career. Some have been intended for national broadcast, others for smaller audiences…
