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The One Sentence Employee Handbook

This is (only slightly) adapted from the original  (without the typo) that you can see here “All Poughkeepsie Day School…

9 years ago

Everyone is a Maker: Resources for Educators

There's a new book available it's packed with practical ideas for teachers from teachers: Meaningful Making: Projects and Inspirations for FabLabs and Makerspaces.…

9 years ago

First they make you crazy. Then they sell you the cure: Be Mindful of Mindless Mindfulness

Coloring books for adults are apparently a big new craze. Amazon's #1 bestseller in stress management/ self-help is a coloring…

9 years ago

What do we mean when we talk about Diversity?

Here for one way to start is Derrick Gay's TEDx talk exploring the challenges of the word "diversity."

9 years ago

Everyone Can Be a Maker These Days

Common Sense Media announced a new report, based on a survey with 2600 tweens and teens, that they say depicts…

9 years ago

Talking with Children about Tragic Events and Loss

I share two resources in case they may be helpful in conversations with children about tragic events. The first is…

9 years ago

Unreal City: November 11th 1919

London on November 11th 1919 - a two minute silence at 11 o'clock to observe the first anniversary of the…

9 years ago

Play to Fail Not Fail to Play

The good folks at 21 Toys are at it again. First it was TThe Empathy Toy  and now The Failure…

9 years ago

Light Blue Touch-Paper

Growing up in the UK in a certain era meant that you got to play with fireworks. I have no…

9 years ago

White Smoke! The future is announced

Last fall I informed the president of the board of trustees that 2015-16 would be my last year at Poughkeepsie…

9 years ago