IGNITING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING
There are so many questions teachers ask about Passion Projects. Passion Projects – just the word is terrifying to many many of us. If you’ve never tried them, now is a great time. They are a great end-of-the-year activity. Whenever you try something new, it can be a little frightening. It takes us out of […]
Everyone loves crayons! Kids and adults alike. I remember as a little child getting my box of 64 counts Crayola crayons. I was so excited when they added a crayon sharpener on the front of the box. There’s just something about a brand-new box of crayons that brings a smile to your face. March 31st […]
You’re terrified. Your heart is pounding, and your chest feels like it’s going to EXPLODE! You breathe faster and faster as sweat drips from your shaking hands. Are you going to die? NO. You’re just listening to a SCARY STORY. Being scared is exciting, right? If it wasn’t, why would we go on haunted hayrides, […]
Passion Projects were a staple in my gifted enrichment classroom in the 1970s. Back in those days, we called them Type III enrichment activities (Renzulli Enrichment Model) or Independent Studies. But thankfully, things changed as general education has embraced the concepts of thinking skills, creative production, and talent development. Today we see these activities implemented […]
I do not profess to be a particularly good storyteller. If I am in the classroom with students, I think I do a pretty good job, but put me in a room with adults or on a stage and I freeze! I have; however, been asked to speak on several occasions in front […]
A baby and a wedding…sounds like the title to a movie doesn’t it? But it’s not. The last two weeks have been a whirlwind at our house. On October 17th, my daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Mills. This was her second boy and I was thrilled to be there to share […]
