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How Do You Teach a Super Hero?

This infographic was shared with me and I LOVE it! I only wish I had thought to treat the kids like superheros when I was teaching. It’s stuff like this that makes me think I might like to go back to teaching in the schools. Now that I’m grown up, I think...

Building A Better Student: Leveraging Curiosity

We’re all curious about different things. You may be fascinated by the way colors combine to create unique shades, while I might gaze for twenty minutes at the way ants go about their business, crawling in and out of their colony. Who’s to say what grabs our...

Building A Better Student: The Creative Space

Ever heard of work fragmentation? It’s a term used to describe the constant interruptions that people experience in the office. Some experts believe it happens an average of 50-60 times a day, and that more than half of our time at work is spent not actually working,...