Want to give your gamers at home some valuable learning experiences? In a recent Mindshift article, Tanner Higgin describes “Three Awesome Educational Games Hiding in Plain Sight” that can support middle schoolers […]
mistaks Mistakes are important 4 four for learning! This critical advice for educators and parents from one Stanford University educator comes at a time when the push for getting it all correct […]
My 11-year old loves science. And I love to encourage her to learn, explore, and experiment. When she came home last week from school, this was the conversation: Child: “Mama, can […]
The use of technology is integrated throughout the Common Core standards. The introductory pages of the English Language Arts standards explains that college and career-ready students need to be able to […]
This is a beautiful video created by Dr. Brené Brown, on the difference between empathy and sympathy. It’s a powerful lesson for our children — helping them to develop understanding […]
I love this video. Image courtesy of Keerati / FreeDigitalPhotos.net”.
I just read the post “I am a Triangle and Other Thoughts on Repatriation” describing what it feels like to repatriate back to your home country. My husband, children, and […]
Back in 2001, educational writer, thinker, and consultant Marc Prensky coined a phrase describing children born at the time as “digital natives.” Prensky explained that those born with technology all around them […]
“Kids are getting into middle school and high school and having some ugly experiences on Facebook and other social networks without an understanding of how to interact with people online. […]
When my daughter was just a toddler, our pediatrician recommended that I read the book The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. His reasoning for recommending the book […]
“By removing the creative process and leaving only the results of that process, you virtually guarantee that no one will have any real engagement with the subject.” –from A Mathematician’s Lament […]
