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This is a great Act 1, in Dan Meyer terminology, for introducing exponential functions. It's 40ish seconds long & totally accessible for ES, MS, & HS students.

I don't know all the places this could be used, but the graph in this article contains a STUNNING amount of information. I think the math is obvious, but I envision some phenomenal social science lessons, technology insights, the evolution of science, the implied connections to the ability of societies to spread information, the differences in cost of the various innovations and why that matters .... Hope you find something cool.

Join me for a one or two- day workshop on Whole Brain Thinking: Cultivate 21st Century Creativity and Leadership at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Wednesday & Thursday, November 30 - December 1, 2011 or Thursday, May 31 or Thursday & Friday, May 31 - June 1, 2012 Times: 9 am - 5 pm Cost: One day $225 or Two days $350 (both are tax exempt) Recent surveys indicate skills in critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration and innovation are crucial for achieving success in a global economy.

Part 1 of a new series by Edutopia

Some evidence that 100% "time on task" might actually be counterproductive if you want to develop creativity.

Thanks Chris. I'm currently reading Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works." lots of tie-ins with this research (Kounios is one of his main sources). I wonder if we can build such mind- wandering into our classes...do physics labs allow for "deliberate zoning out time"? Probably not.

I wonder how we could use this in classrooms where we're attempting to teach our students to be open to new ideas and perspectives.

Thanks for the lead, Jill

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SDE will be bringing David Sousa to Atlanta for a 1-day workshop on the Brain and Differentiation. Looks interesting, maybe for all those cohort members involved in Learning and the Brain.

Published Online: September 1, 2011 By Allan Odden and Lawrence O. Picus, Phi Delta Kappan Education budgets are imploding at the fiscal seams. A sluggish economy and falling property values are shortchanging public education budgets across the country. At the same time, there are growing expectations for improved student performance, better teachers and closing the achievement gap. Interesting article about changing the face of schools and teacher performance in the absence of or with declining revenues. A good article to review with some other good resources.