Robert Kelly has been hosting his Design Thinking course in the TI for the past several years. I was away over the summer, so missed the latest instance of the course. Giant lobsters! Thankfully, they documented the course and published ...

“So and so didn’t read enough books or pass enough tests to participate in the AR party this month, so they are in the principal’s office reading until they have met their goal”. I have been on the receiving end of this conversation many times as the elementary librarian. Accelerated Reader is the reading rewards …

The plan for my PhD is taking a bit of a different tack, to take advantage of an incredible opportunity that will remain cryptically-alluded-to for now. I need to go deep on video game design, and I'll be approaching things from a teachy-learny perspec...

The plan for my PhD is taking a bit of a different tack, to take advantage of an incredible opportunity that will remain cryptically-alluded-to for now. I need to go deep on video game design, and I'll be approaching things from a teachy-learny perspec...

Many have watched the movie The Little Mermaid, it’s a Disney lover’s staple. Ariel takes on a rebellious side when she wants so badly to be human rather than a mergirl and decides to play with the dark side by making a deal with Ursula, the nemesis of the story. Ariel bargains a deal with …

This picture holds the little loves in my life, and also reminds me of the responsibility that I have been gifted. I’m supposed to foster curiosity, share love and educate these beautiful little faces. I can accomplish these three all within the pages of a book. – Hannah (I’m holding Miss Colynns (1), middle little …

I read through the interview with Donalyn Miller several times just to be sure I caught everything. I saw so many good things and some were honestly a bit hard to believe. Every student she has had has been turned into a reader? No bell ringers or warm ups? Read at all down time, free …

15 Caldecott Books Reviewed and Loved -Locomotive- by Brian Floca A tale that takes you back to beginning a trains and the progression of a trip from the plains to the mountains and finally to the ocean. I actually read this book to my 5th grade library class and they had never really thought about …

I took photos throughout my chemo/immunotherapy treatment, to document my reactions and the view from the poison room. Photos generates a decent slideshow (complete with Generic Copyright-takedown-avoiding Sountrack #1) ((I spent a few weeks back in 19...

I took photos throughout my chemo/immunotherapy treatment, to document my reactions and the view from the poison room. Photos generates a decent slideshow (complete with Generic Copyright-takedown-avoiding Sountrack #1) ((I spent a few weeks back in 19...

Blogging is such a fun way to share feelings about many things, stories, recipes, etc. I have enjoyed blogging in other college courses and this one has begun to be an enjoyable blogging experience also. Reading children’s books is one of my most favorite things, especially when I have an audience. Blogging about these experiences …

I wouldn’t consider myself to have always been interested in reading, a good reader? Yes. But there have been many times in my life that I have read books that have captivated me and took me into someone else’s life so much to the point that I wonder if I have experienced the situations for …

Jeff Huang compiled a very long list of "Best Paper Award" winning papers in various computer science disciplines. Lots of interesting papers in there… Awesome.

Jeff Huang compiled a very long list of "Best Paper Award" winning papers in various computer science disciplines. Lots of interesting papers in there… Awesome.

No, I don't do "guest posts" or ads. Not "full stalker"? Oh, then by all means! Write a post for me!

No, I don't do "guest posts" or ads. Not "full stalker"? Oh, then by all means! Write a post for me!

Ben Werdmuller wrote a post this morning on the value of blogs and regular longer-form writing. I 1000% agree with him. You should start a blog, if you don't have one already. There's nothing better for organizing your thoughts and socializing ideas. Y...

Ben Werdmuller wrote a post this morning on the value of blogs and regular longer-form writing. I 1000% agree with him. You should start a blog, if you don't have one already. There's nothing better for organizing your thoughts and socializing ideas. Y...

Charlie Tyson, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Anyone can weaponize melancholy; but distinguished older professors who have lived through the declining prestige of the humanities and of humanistic forms of knowledge — who have ...

Charlie Tyson, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Anyone can weaponize melancholy; but distinguished older professors who have lived through the declining prestige of the humanities and of humanistic forms of knowledge — who have ...