Interactive Classroom

Students participated in an interactive play, conquering Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) during European Exploration. Tough decisions were made by the conquistadors, teaching students that exploration was a cruel and risky business. This simulation is part of the Walking Through History curriculum by Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek.

Interesting idea. This is food for thought for an interdisciplinary project where art and music teachers collaborate!

Experience synesthesia: Google tool lets you 'hear' colors and shapes The neurological condition allowed famed abstract artist Vassily Kandinsky to hear colors and shapes through sound.

Surviving Weed-Out Classes in Science May Be a State of Mind Social ties to classmates and how students feel could be more important than innate ability when it comes to enduring early STEM courses.

At Gtec Kids, I teach children the art of animation. I am also a lover of street art. The artist BLU takes the two genres and blends them together. Enjoy these tens of thousands of photographs taken in his home town of Bologna, Italy converted into a 9-minute video:

(If you share this with your children, please inform them that street artists get permission from the locality before painting.)

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU "BIG BANG BIG BOOM: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end. direction and animation by BLU http://www.blublu.org production…

Deeper Thinking about Active Learning Most of us have firsthand knowledge—we know that active learning techniques hold the key to overcoming student passivity. They open the door. But that’s not enough. We’ve got to get ourselves and our students inside—that’s where the learning lives.

Trump Seeks to Cut Education Budget by 5 Percent, Expand School Choice Push The president wants $1 billion for new public and private school choice programs, but also wants to eliminate Title II and after-school programs, in his fiscal 2019 budget pitch.

Three different areas of your brain determine your level of creativity:

Three Different Networks Determine Your Level of Creativity

Bringing science to life The Los Alamos National Foundation is celebrating its 20th year supporting public schools with science curriculum and kits at the K-6 level through an $80 million endowment.

Designers can do absolutely anything A career in design is very in demand these days and if you have the right skill you are very valuable

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