Educator, Writer, Maker, Hacker, GeekMom
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I don’t know who needs to know this, but I bet someone does: The internal packaging of Market Pantry (Target) waffle cones is a perfect re-use part for making a jet-pack. Look at that shape! I’d cut them out, attach… instagram.com/p/CCZcp94JOtF/…
This fall I’m teaching a 4-week class on Approaching Controversial Memorials, a course I’ve been facilitating on and off for 18 years. This topic is relevant and powerful, changing the way students see the way we… instagram.com/p/CCPBTHDJQQ1/…
Next up, I was interviewed twice for the @HGSummit2020 - Today I’ll be speaking about the importance of teaching intersectional history (this graphic is wrong but I needed to let you all know about this event!) at… instagram.com/p/CCBSSKvJpds/…
What is the key to Project-Based Learning? How do you choose a driving problem, question, or challenge? What is the best way to organize information and create a compelling project? Join me tomorrow for an… instagram.com/p/CB50MTWppjm/…
Join me on Sunday for a LIVE workshop for all ages on wand-making, plus learn a bit about wand history and lore! Supply list is available at the conference website. For parents/educators- I’m also doing a session on… instagram.com/p/CB5sKMwp-jF/…
Recently I’ve been reading a lot about the American West and expansion, so today I was delighted to receive this book that I backed on #kickstarter! Written for elementary age learners, with a diverse range of… instagram.com/p/CB0_YCrpdT5/…
My conference presentation this morning on Making History Matter Through Project-Based Learning was terrific. Lots of great responses and questions as we dived into changing the relationship students have with… instagram.com/p/CAjPkCWn0Q0/…
Thank goodness for the kids on my project-testing team! I always prototype and test all my projects to make sure they are accessible and fun. Pic: my daughter killing it on a reproduction of a Lascaux Cave horse… instagram.com/p/CARBufjn8HU/…
New post up with thoughts on how to deal with #problematicauthors and how I approach the issue #literature #education #complicated #opendialogue #criticalthinking #notthefirstorthelast instagram.com/p/CABgtynpmc4/…
There are many paths to motherhood, and this is true for all of them. #mothersday instagram.com/p/CABZm2sp6uR/…
As this #harrypotterbookstudy is in editing and layout, we felt something was missing, so I started working on possible illustrations to begin each section so it would feel more colorful and magical. My daughter said… instagram.com/p/CAAqVS-JqJw/…
Taking this gorgeous Mirror of Erised to the next level with goal planning. If we can see our heart’s desire, we can almost always figure out a way to get there. One of the projects in the Magic of PBL unit study !… instagram.com/p/B_dgMdTJHi8/…
Last week @pandia_press Publishing brought together a group of its authors, including myself, to work on a unit study in response to the current pandemic crisis. pandiapress.com/wp-content/u…
I don’t always do glamour shots with my prototypes, but when I do, it’s all about the perfect location. 😂 #prototype #familiar #harrypotter #harrypottercurriculum #studentsmaybringacatorowlortoad #hedwig… instagram.com/p/B-V8gfCJ6Jx/…
Marbling paper to get the perfect pattern for the #deluminator tutorial. If you’ve never tried it, marbling paper is an easy, fun art project that can be extended in so many ways! #projectbasedlearning #harrypotter… instagram.com/p/B-GQINpJYbZ/…
What #hogwarts house do you think you’d be sorted into? #sortinghat #diysortinghat #makered #projectbasedlearning #harrypottercurriculum #imaravenclaw instagram.com/p/B9yFmtQJnXm/…
Remember those plastic eggs I posted a few weeks ago? Well, here’s what my kid test team did with the instructions- aren’t they beautiful? Don’t you just want to put them in a cauldron and hatch them? As Hagrid says,… instagram.com/p/B9fUiAahWCH/…
Had a fabulous time in lyons_colorado hosting a workshop on creatively and collaboratively approaching high school with teens a few days ago, and was super honored that the Lyons Community Library bought a copy of… instagram.com/p/B9aJjE0h8mw/…
Favorite photo from today’s work on the Harry Potter curriculum! Experimenting with magnetism as a non-magical method of levitation! #magnetism #wingardiumleviosa #swishandflick #harrypotterunitstudy… instagram.com/p/B8sI8C3Bt5K/…