Creativity

January 15, 2019

Good Teachers Take Risks

Let’s reject the safety of the known for the vulnerability of learning. Continue reading

Blog Posts, Creativity, Growth Mindset, Vulnerability

January 13, 2019

Episode 65 – Kate Lindquist

KATE LINDQUIST is the founder of PeaceLoveArt, which is all about “Enriching heARTS thru self expression and soul connection.” Continue reading

Art, Consultant, Creativity, Elementary, FL, Primary, USA

Art, Artist, Creativity, FL

September 23, 2018

COLBY SHARP is a husband, father of five, fifth grade teacher, avid reader and book reviewer, runner, and self-proclaimed nerd. He is the author of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection and 2018’s Game Changer!: Book Access for All Kids. In our conversation, Colby recalls the discouragement of a harsh professional evaluation and explains Continue reading

5th Grade, Author, Blogger, Creativity, Elementary, English, Humanities, Literature, MI, Primary, USA

5th Grade, Creativity, Elementary, Nerd Camp, Reading, Story, Writing, Writing Prompts

August 20, 2018

Episode 42 – Jamie Osborne

JAMIE OSBORNE is a middle school teacher-librarian in Richmond, BC, Canada. She writes at https://thebiblioz.wordpress.com/ and recently published her first episode of The Biblioz podcast for teacher librarians. In our conversation, Jamie addresses the challenges of moving students from an unhealthy focus on grades to the uninhibited freedom of failure-free learning. She explains why she Continue reading

BC, Canada, Creativity, Design Thinking, Librarians, Middle School, Richmond

Hinterland, Jamie Osborne, Launch, Librarian, RCS, Richmond, Teacher-Librarian, The Tech Rabbi

July 26, 2018

Episode 36: Andi McNair

Andi McNair is a keynote speaker and blogger specializing in edtech, genius hour, and innovation in education. She is also the co-founder of #makeithappenEDU and the author of Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry. See more of her content at http://www.andimcnair.com. In this conversation, Andi describes the low moment in her Continue reading

Author, Creativity, Design Thinking, Educational Consulting, Elementary, Genius Hour, Innovation, Inquiry, Primary, TX, USA

6 Ps, Andi McNair, Genius Hour, Inquiry, Passion Projects