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Karen, So glad you posted this. I hope everyone gets a chance to glance at this. The daydreaming, imaginative mind, is the mind of the future. Readers, artists, poets, writers, scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (Tessla comes to mind) use a part of the mind that soars. It looks inwardly, that is, this aspect of mind focuses within--not outside, not out in the "mundane" phenomenal world which is so much emphasized in our device driven daily routine. It can do this too, of course, but it goes inwardly with will power, focus, and determination. How does it do this? Practice. Reading, imagining, writing, doodling--yes doodling--there is research "out there". Read about J.K. Rowling's trip from Birmingham to London on the train and how the "gift" of Harry Potter was given to her. Thanks again, Karen, John

This is the app Alan was telling us about for annotating books students are reading for your class. Where they can add questions, respond to your questions and respond to each other.

"After gathering their list of ideas I presented them with a challenge - tie in all the core areas of curriculum - writing, science, reading, math and social studies into their passion and present a final project the represents all of these areas."

Thank you to Andrea Corbin for sharing this important read.

Solid article by Alan November "We are in a mission-critical state of losing our democracy unless we broaden our definition of what it means to be literate today. As with reading print, web and media literacy needs to be embedded across the curriculum and within the design of assignments across all grades and subjects. Students need practice, practice, practice."

Interesting read about the challenges of addressing media literacy in school & why it is so important. "Today's schools are focusing on boosting kids' technological proficiency and warning them about the perils of the web. But something critical is missing from this education. On the other end are the skeptics, among them the adults who fear that kids are being thrusted into a world of cyberbullies and pedophiles."

This article looks as though it has lots of great ideas for PBL. I took a quick jog through BIE and found lots of ideas.

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