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I’m looking into online learning, particularly the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) format. A portion of my responsibilities at school involves guiding instructional technology practice in the Middle School. So it made sense to join a MOOC to see what the pros and cons are. So, before Christmas I signed up to Coursera, a MOOC…
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the author of the book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, has conducted extensive research on what makes people happy in their work and life. He and his colleagues interviewed thousands of people. From the work one of his conclusions is that people who are engaged in their work or life are more…
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Dear Colleagues: I am not a huge New Year’s resolution guy, although I have made a commitment to try something new for the next 30 days. I was inspired by Matt Cutts’ TED Talk, Try Something New for 30 days. The goal in the next 30 days is to challenge myself to get out of…
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As I have indicated in a recent post (click here), I have been reading Philip Yenawine’s book, Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Deepen Learning Across School Disciplines. At the end of chapter 4, he has a wonderful quote from a student about the value of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) in her sixth grade experience…
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When children are young, they ask WHY with almost every new experience they encounter. If you’re a parent, an early childhood educator or someone who works closely with young children you understand their world extremely well. Most likely, you have lived through countless WHYs and have tried your best to provide answers to the plethora…
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