I thought I would begin this post by sharing a few of my favorite riddles.  I hope you enjoy: Only me Today and Tomorrow Your Name A coffin The question in number 1, is, “On my way to St. Ives I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack… Read More

Blockbuster, MySpace, Borders Books, Blackberry, Kodak.  These are just a few, high profile names of companies whose failure to innovate and adapt to changing times or anticipate the future resulted in their demise.  In the case of each of these companies, there was a critical time when they could have embraced the innovations disrupting the… Read More

Great little article with specific ideas for assessing student learning through student-directed projects   

A week ago, my wife did something I don’t think either of us thought she would ever do; she went scuba diving.  As the designated risk taker in the family, I tend to give just about anything a go – skydiving, rock climbing, dodgy food stalls in the alleys of Bangkok, but my wife has,… Read More

In 1983 the U.S. National Commission on Excellence in Education published a report titled A Nation at Risk sounding an alarm that U.S. education was falling behind compared to international systems and our children were at risk of losing out to competitors throughout the world.  Thirty-five years and numerous education reform movements later, many still… Read More

We live in a world of techno-media inundation.  There is no turning back the clock on this one, and to be honest, there are significant advantages and improvements to life that have been made possible by the break-neck pace of technological advances we are currently experiencing.  As an educator, there are so many tools available to help… Read More

Volcanoes and dinosaurs are pretty cool.  I remember learning about them in elementary school.  My dad helped me make a really cool diorama in an old apple box that had both.  The plastic dinosaurs grazed happily amidst the trees, but dangerously near the paper mache volcano looming in the background.  We had a piece of… Read More