Holly BF Warren (atelierista/art studio teacher/multimedia artist) When we think we might stare into space, look out from a window, doodle, fiddle with whatever is at hand, touch our head, or play with our hair. Imagination weaves into our thoughts and nudges us into the realm of possibilities. If your […]
Lisa R. Parker
Add BookWidgets to Your Next Google Classroom Assignment!
Are you looking to do something a bit different this year to spice up your digital learning lessons? This summer during the ISTE Conference, I was excited to learn that Google Classroom was launching a brand-new feature called “Google Classroom Add-ons” which would bring additional functionality to our favorite Google […]
Greatest Science Book EVER? – imaginED
By Brandon Hendrickson YouTube is a firehose of garbage: gossip, fake news, and conspiracy theories. It’s also the greatest science book humanity has ever written. Armed with YouTube, you can begin for your students a science education that, before ten years ago, the wealthiest people in the world couldn’t have […]
An Imaginative Approach to Teaching Literacy in the Primary Classroom – imaginED
Judith Ameresekere (MEd in Imaginative Education, lover of literacy, and Primary Educator) Teaching grade two students how to write well is no walk in the park. Typically, in a given year, I have a few students who absolutely love writing and are skilled at using their imagination in their writing. […]
Classroom Routines Eliminate Chaos and Confusion
Classrooms with clear systems, routines, expectations, and workflows run more smoothly, eliminating behaviors that can derail a class. Our work as educators is not simply to teach students content and skills related to our subject areas. It’s our responsibility to cultivate independent, self-directed learners capable of sharing the responsibility for […]
Transforming Schools and Communities – imaginED
Greetings fellow imagination accomplices! Our book on imagination in leadership is ready for pre-order! (Publication date: March 24, 2023). Cultivating Imagination in Leadership: Transforming Schools and Communities provides a theoretical understanding of how imagination contributes to effective leadership, as well as practical tools all educational leaders can employ to cultivate their imaginations and […]
Latest Paper Focuses on School Finance Policy and Civil Rights
By Amanda Nelson LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2022) — A newly published analysis of how dollars are distributed to schools in the U.S. posits that funding allocation models continue to disadvantage those in low-income communities, despite long-standing evidence that equitable funding is critical to students’ capacity to learn and achieve. An Opportunity to Learn: […]
Better Feedback for Deeper Learning
In order to learn and grow, some type of feedback is needed along the way. While an experience can be a foundation for learning, it is the feedback that often serves as a catalyst for reflection. At this point, learners gain valuable insight into the strategies being used so that […]
Never give up on your dreams! Success stories to keep you motivated
It takes a lot of courage to live the life you want to live. The road can be hard and long, mentally and physically exhausting, and you might be tempted to give up on your goal. Maybe you’re studying right now to better your life, and you’re finding it hard […]
Meaningful Change Can Happen Quickly!
Meaningful Change Can Happen Quickly! If you are afraid to fail, you won’t succeed. Honored to work with my colleagues @UKCollegeofEd 🚀💙🔝#results #InnovationZone #educationalleadership #educationinsights #education Here are the results from our first three years of work at the University of Kentucky College of Education. Some say meaningful change cannot happen […]