Friday, November 05, 2010

Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together

What if you had to decide between being an astronaut or being a dancer?

From the TED website: "Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ... Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one -- to create bold thinker

In 1992, Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to go into space. She's become a crusader for science education -- and for a new vision of learning that combines arts and sciences,…"

Friday, March 19, 2010

Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

“If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins most? I'd say Flippy, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong though. It's Hambone.”

-- Jack Handy

Monday, March 15, 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

"The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess."

"The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess. Its billions of nerve cells-called neurons-lie in a tangled web that displays cognitive powers far exceeding any of the silicon machines we have built to mimic it."


William F. Allman (from Apprentices of Wonder. Inside the Neural Network Revolution, 1989



Various Left Brain vs. Right Brain Tests

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Learning to Change...

Thanks to Steven W. Anderson of Web 2.0 Classroom for providing this link on Twitter.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

IQ

What is IQ? How is it determined? What does it measure? Are there more important measurements - maybe a measurement using Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory, or a measurement which looks at how well someone can synthesize information?

Monday, January 18, 2010

Working Memory More Important Than IQ

If what this study suggests is true, shouldn't the schools be focusing more on cognitive skills, i.e. working memory? It really makes one wonder why there is still so much emphasis on IQ and standardized test scores. If only there was a way to quantify how well a student synthesized information or how they performed in a game or project. Oh wait..... project based learning.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Right Brain Thinkers on Facebook

These guys have the right idea.

Click on the title above to see what they're doing on Facebook.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Zoidge: weird combinations of nothing important

When the economy is in shambles and times are tough, sometimes it helps to delve into the world of non-sense for a quick laugh.

Click the title above for a quick dose of "zoidge."