Yesterday, I posted about Sharing Your Story. Today, I turned the “16 Rules” into a graphic that I will share with my students tomorrow at school – and with you tonight! Click on the image to enlarge. Click here to download a PDF file. Continue reading »
Category Archives: Creativity
Creativity / PYP / Writing
Sharing Your Story
Recently, a friend sent me a link to Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. I loved them – for a number of reasons, primarily that Pixar is clearly a company that knows how to tell a story, so when they share, I listen! My first thought upon reading through them however, was not the application to ‘storytelling’ … Continue reading »
Are You Creative?
I just read a really interesting article on creativity. The well-known known illusion above can be seen in two ways: as both a duck and a rabbit. Which do you see first? And if you see one, can you also see the other? Most people see the duck first and can flip between the two … Continue reading »
Build. Make. Hack. Grow.
I have posted previously on enabling creativity. One of the resources I mentioned was the DIY Website. It has been going for a while now and really, just keeps getting better. In short, it is a place to be inspired and inspire others with the things you can build, make, hack, or grow. Which makes … Continue reading »
Voki – Giving Students a Voice
In our previous unit under the theme How We Express Ourselves my students were asked to create a Voki avatar to persuade people to send their kids kids to our school – essentially answering the question “Why Riverstone?” from their perspective. We had used Voki in the past, and I wanted to revisit it in a … Continue reading »
21st Century / Creativity / Inspiration / PYP
Gearing up for Passion!
In a few weeks, we will kick off our fifth grade Exhibition unit: The Passion Project. It was our first year doing this last year and over the summer, I put a lot of work into the Passion Project – it was (and is) my passion. In addition to pulling out the ‘tried and true’ … Continue reading »
Spark an Idea, Follow an Interest, Cultivate a Passion
There was an article on Fast Co. recently that caught my eye. The title of the article? Do Like Steve Jobs Did: Don’t Follow Your Passion. The article references Job’s now famous Stanford commencement speech and then goes on to detail how he lived and how his passion was not always technology. There was a … Continue reading »
Creativity / Design / Innovation / PYP
It’s All In Your Attitude
Last week, I flew to the Netherlands for a meeting. I travelled with United. Somewhat notoriously known for poor or lack of service, I had very low expectations for my flights. Both there and back, my expectations were wildly exceeded. I wasn’t upgraded, the food was no better, the seats no wider or delivering more … Continue reading »
A World Class Education in Idaho
Over the last 12 months, I have been fortunate to hear Sir Ken Robinson, Mike Rowe and Sal Khan speak in Boise thanks to the J&KAlbertson Foundation. The Foundation is passionate about education and has been helping to fund education initiatives in Idaho for quite some time. They do so to pay homage to the … Continue reading »
Here’s To A Great First Day of School!
Here’s to taking the time to see the potential and to developing the courage in all our students. Here’s to being more than “most people” on the first day back and every day thereafter. Here’s to seeing the art and beauty in the everyday. Most people Most people don’t care enough to make a difference. … Continue reading »
