Games Worth Playing

This is a list of online games that offer rich educational value for children.
If you are interested in how games can educate go here.
This list is constantly updated so bookmark and check back frequently. These are aimed at middle school and high school aged children.
Labrynth (pre-algebra)
Escape from Knab (financial literacy)
Chevron Will You Join Us (Energy [...]

Teaching Creativity?

I just love synchronicity.
Twitter today brought me to this blog post on creativity
The post talks about how to encourage creativity in your classroom. Some tips include
Let the students sleep on it.
Interruptions can impede creativity so warn students when you are going to interrupt them so they can finish their thoughts.
Consolidate learning objectives into multi-disciplinary projects [...]

Creativity, February Experimonth topic

Watching a stand and deliver sales presentation last week, I was very bored.
I’m thinking, this is a good thing, I should do this more often. It connects me to how our students feel when they are cut off from their technology and have to listen to a teacher deliver 40 minutes of lecture.
I just wanted [...]