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New Podcast: Failure to Succeed

May 17, 2013 · 1 Comment · 21st Century Skills, creativity, innovation, podcasting

Just posted a new podcast on the idea that our kids need more opportunities to engage in “productive failure”, or “failure to succeed”. The idea is taken from the engineering design process, and it focuses on the premise that high level problem solving will lead to many failures before it achieves success. I would very [...]

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Matador Innovators Team

February 28, 2013 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, collaboration, creativity, Educational technology, innovation

Put 17 or 18 very bright, energetic, and creative students into a room with a variety of technology tools, give them some real-world (or out-of-the world) challenges, and watch their minds get to working. That is the basic idea behind a group I’ve started in our district, the Matador Innovators Team, or MIT. And, yes, [...]

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TCEA Areas 10 & 11 Conference: Creative and Innovative Technologies

November 2, 2012 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, collaboration, creativity, Educational technology, Global Awarenss, society, Teaching and Learning

Resources to promote creativity and innovation in the classroom: Raspberry Pi Makey Makey PicoCricket LittleBits Squishy Circuits DIY.org Scratch Lego WeDo and Mindstorms Sketchup Resources to inspire creativity and innovation: Future.ly Social Innovation Review Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show Young Scientist Challenge

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Start the Engine and Hand Over the Keys

October 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning

Here is the situation for your consideration… You have a lot of stuff like this: You will soon have a lot of these (middle school kids): So, what do you do or say to get their imaginations turning? What is a specific question they could answer? What problems might they solve? Should the students exclusively [...]

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10 Curricula-Spanning, Learning-Boosting, Creativity-Inspiring, Must-Have Apps

April 27, 2012 · No Comments · Bookmarking, collaboration, creativity, Digital Storytelling, Educational technology, images/video, iPad/iPod, mobile computing, podcasting, Teaching and Learning

Because there are just not enough app lists, I decided I needed to throw in one more. There are tons of lists that tout subject-specific apps for students at all levels. The following apps have broad applications in virtually any subject area, and they promote important higher level skills such as critical thinking, analyzing, researching, [...]

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Using iDevices to Enhance Creativity

October 11, 2011 · 13 Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Digital Storytelling, Educational technology, images/video, mobile computing

The iPad and iPod have great potential as tools for promoting the 21st century skill of creativity. Apps designers have produced an endless stream of tools for making music, creating works of art, creative writing and storytelling, and promoting outside-the-box thinking. The following apps are but a few examples that hold promise for the classroom [...]

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Technology, Creativity, and Rigor

March 2, 2011 · 3 Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, Teaching and Learning

We in education are fond of buzzwords that reflect the latest, hot trends or newest resources or research. Scarcely can we attend a professional learning session or listen to an educational leader without hearing the newest eduspeak (That’s another one.): relevance, engagement, child-centered, empower, brain-based, collaboration, authentic, etc. One term that is not new but [...]

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