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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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Traits of an Innovative Adminstrator

November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments · Educational technology, implementation, leadership, Teaching and Learning

I’m preparing a presentation for a group of administrators next week. I’m used to primarily collaborating with teachers, but I think this is a critical opportunity for me to influence a crucial group. These guys and gals set the tone and determine the instructional direction for entire districts and campuses. I’ve been reflecting upon the [...]

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5 Most Impactful Technologies of 2010-2011

June 8, 2011 · 1 Comment · Educational technology, implementation, mobile computing, Teaching and Learning

As the 2010-2011 school year comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the technologies that have had the biggest impact on teaching and learning this year in our district. Some are primarily teaching tools, while others have had a huge impact on the way kids learn and demonstrate their learning. In no particular [...]

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TCEA 2011 Presentation Notes

February 9, 2011 · 4 Comments · 21st Century Skills, creativity, Educational technology, TCEA 2011

Links from my workshop at TCEA: Unleashing Creativity: Web 2.0 Tools for Creativity and Innovation Group Discussion: http://todaysmeet.com/randy Videos: Sir Ken Robinson shares a great story about discovering creativity. Okay Go music video utilizes a Rube Goldberg machine in an incredible way! Eric Whitacre creates an amazing music video through online collaboration. PS22 shows one [...]

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