The Art and Science of Creativity

Postcard from the Arts Education Partnership Spring 2011 National Forum (Reprinted with permission, National Endowment for the Arts, Facebook page) The following post is by Sarah Cunningham, Director of Arts Education, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC....

Brain Rules- A Review Full of Connections

Back in December I assigned the group of coaches I mentor to select a professional reading source (book, website, publication, etc) related to something they felt they needed to learn more about professionally to boost their effectiveness as school coaches. We each...

Flipping for Video: An Update

The past several posts I have been writing about my forays into FLIP video moviemaking. I am working with teachers and students in a couple of schools as they explore the possibilities of integrating video into content learning. It has been a several months since I...

Flipping for Video: In-Camera Editing

My work with Flip videos is improving. I got an iPod Touch for Christmas and discovered that I can use it to shoot and edit videos. I am fast becoming one of those people who will be outfitted in an oversized beige canvas jacket with pocket cubbies everywhere to carry...

Blogging Revisited

I’ve recently been revisiting several blog posts and resources that I wrote in the last couple of years. My renewed focus on writing in math class is a result of reading several articles (Learning from Weblogs, Reducing Gender Achievement Gap, & Talkback Project)...