Projects to make an awesome classroom
Here I shared all the work that went into making what will someday be the ‘world’s coolest classroom. It is still a work in progress!
Category: Innovative Arts
Edtech isn’t going to fix education
I waited and got my hopes up high that technology was going to start to transforming education. That didnt happen. Things are changing but we…
Learning by creating
We need to be giving kids more opportunities to create. Just straight up create. We can list all the reasons it is difficult or expensive……
The 21st century classroom…
The term ‘The 21st Century classroom’ was such a buzz word back in my college days. There were such high hopes for technology to change…
The 22nd Century Classroom | Let’s Change Education Ourselves S1:E9
I really enjoyed making these videos, they challenged me to think through a vision for education in the future. They pushed me out of my comfort zone …
What is ‘Innovative Arts’ and Puzzle Shift Create?
https://www.puzzleshiftcreate.com/
This is a work in progress - do you have any feedback on this explanation?
I will be trying to craft it into a s…
Bringing back Strengths Class
I had my 7th graders twice two years ago. After we did our Innovative Arts thing, we had ‘Strengths Class’. It got to be a…
Mini-vision for a few years from now
Today I was describing the goal of Innovative arts to someone and found a new way to say and overall outcome: “When they’re in 8th…
Other Perspectives on Innovative Arts
I am finishing the book The Craft of Creativity and I am learning so much. I am starting to get the sense that there are…
Popsicle stick Exploding Flower
This project is very advanced.
https://www.puzzleshiftcreate.com/popsicle-stick-activities/
Here are the projects that are less advanced. Have fun!
The Idea Cart, additional names TBD
Years ago, I gutted a small sample “Smart Table” that the SMART corporation sent with the massive order of smartboards, back when districts were first…
The big book of creativity
I’ve set myself on the task of creating a book (of some form) that will grow over the years, have idea pages for every project…
Under/over estimations
I’ve always heard that you overestimate what you can accomplish in a day and underestimate how much you can accomplish in a year. Each day…
Building Projects for Kids: 20 Creative Ways To Start
Are you looking for open-ended, highly customizable building projects for kids? Projects that’ll keep them engaged? Look no further! This site has a growing collection…
How to Cultivate Curiosity in the Classroom
Curiosity is one of the most valuable traits a student can possess. When we cultivate curiosity in the classroom, we open up a world of…
Discovering limitations
I am going through the book “Creative Acts for Curious People”, a collection of prompts from the d school at Stanford. I keep having the…
Two years later…
I made the video below about two years ago. It holds up in a lot of ways! The motorized projects were a definite success…. but…
Becoming a content creator
I’ve developed the ideas (links below), sorted them, piloted them, and started systematically deploying them in my classroom. The last step is to share them.…
Whole other approaches
When a class walks into the classroom, some kids are ready for whatever you’re about to teach them. Others aren’t. Finding the sweet spot –…
Encouraging emulation
A part of Innovative Arts is teaching how creativity and being great at something do not just spring out of you from nowhere. We all…