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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Here's Some Truth from Honest Abe

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

-Abraham Lincoln

Monday, November 15, 2010

Understanding by Design (UbD) is Fashionable!

 As educators, we have expectations of our students, and of ourselves. It's imperative that we remember to qualify those expectations with achievable outcomes. From the conception of an idea, we must know what we want to see in the final stages of a unit of study in order to assess the learning that took place.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com


"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once they are grown up."
-Pablo Picasso


My question, what happens to creative capacity as children grow to be adults? How does school impact this development and change in creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson's answer... WATCH THE VIDEO!



Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com


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