Coit Tower

Library Mural

Iowa Children's Choice Award list

Starting my reading of the 14-15 list.

Dueling Paradigms

Education is in the midst of competing paradigms over what literacy means for kids.

One is very narrow as demonstrated in the recent report from the NCTQ (http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Std2_UG_G_Elem)

One is more broad and positions educators to use the full range of student experiences for teaching and learning.

More to Read

One welcome part of returning home from a trip is the pile of professional reading awaiting me.

What Will You Create?

The Children's Creativity Museum has given me ideas about how to transform the Creek animation club into an open studio space.

Seeing information in 3D

Museums are so good at making multi sensory discovery a reality. These images from the current Skulls exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.

Perhaps Google would like to partner with the Prairie Creek Library?

Today has me thinking about possible exhibits to host in 2014-15.

Take Note

My note taking will probably never become completely digital. I still take detailed notes about youth literature in paper notebooks. Using apps such as Notability supports my digital note taking. This hybrid approach works for me.

Marzano's research shows us that note taking done well elevates student achievement.  Wondering about the best approach for them.