November 10, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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I watched a really amazing video over the weekend. Peter Dahmen is a paper engineer who makes incredibly complex pop-up cards. The first time I watched, I was not listening to what Mr. Dahmen was saying. I was too distracted … Continue reading
March 3, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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What’s the point of a 1:1 program? The point is not to waste taxpayer dollars, or to make our existing worksheets into digital worksheets. Our goal is to truly transform learning to attain Deeper Learning. As with much of what … Continue reading
September 4, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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This morning I read an article on copyright laws in which the origin of the word “pirate” was discussed. I doubted the given etymology was correct, so I did what I do: Google. To my surprise, instead of getting to … Continue reading
February 22, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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Who’s my new favorite astronaut? Chris Hadfield, of course! Commander Hadfield is currently on the International Space Station, and he has been sharing his experiences with us, poor Earth-bound mortals. Each video has something amazing to see. Whether he is … Continue reading
January 12, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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What’s the secret? How can I boil down things I do into pithy sentences that make myself sound as good as possible? Here goes: Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. I think a lot of what people call intelligence … Continue reading
December 30, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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A few years ago, Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Blackburn brought their Language Arts and Latin students together in a very interesting cross-curricular project to study the origins of words. Now that we have so many new tools that let us … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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In October, I clicked on a link in a tweet and discovered hexaflexagons. I watched a couple of videos from Vi Hart’s channel on YouTube, and then I set out to make my own. When I left my office to … Continue reading
November 12, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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Over the weekend I watched this video from the Vsauce educational channel on YouTube. I take dozens of pictures with my phone every week, and my whole life I’ve taken pictures with more traditional cameras, so I found the subject … Continue reading
October 9, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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As is often the case, NPR made me think this morning. First, I woke up to a story about Jane Austen, reading, and neuroscience. I had read the report earlier this year when a friend sent me the link to … Continue reading
July 5, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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Everything is in Google if you know how to find it. That last bit is the important one. Do you know how to find everything in Google? Now is your chance to learn. Registration is open for the Power Searching … Continue reading