In a word, a MOOC is a free online class you can take at a University. According to the Washington Post, it is the latest buzzword coming out of higher education. MOOC is an acronym for “Massive Open Online Course.” It is an online class that anyone (at least anyone with access to the internet) …
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Aug 25
Science Center claims Moon Landing May Have Been Faked
“Going to the Moon may have been a hoax.” These were the opening lines in the Montréal Science Centre’s iDTV Newsroom space exploration activity. I visited the Centre last week while in Montréal, terribly excited and open to experience another phenomenal invitation to the public to get excited about science and technology. We bought our …
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Aug 12
What is the Maker Movement?
A subculture of Do-it-Yourself (DIY) kids and grownup kids is emerging across the nation and the globe that is exciting! Makers pursue engineer-oriented projects such as electronic prototyping, robotics, 3-D printing, often combined with traditional arts and crafts, metalworking, and woodworking. Innovation is celebrated! I suggest you watch a few of Sylvia’s Mini-Maker Show on …
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Aug 10
Build, Then Build Some More!
“Build, then build some more,” was the advice John Thornton, the president of Astrobotic gave the students touring his facility Friday as part of the Grow a Generation Space Robots Exploration Day. It was a hopeful message, encouraging students to develop the skills they need to enter a new era of space exploration, science, …
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Aug 03
Superheroes in our midst
How do you begin to teach leadership skills to third, fourth and fifth graders? Last week was the first Grow a Generation Superhero camp. Campers walked away with practiced knowledge of a confidant pose (and the hormone changes that take place when you pose your body is a ‘power’ pose for only a few minutes); …
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Jul 27
My Child Wrote Code?
I took Grow a Generation to a recent Zumbathon fundraiser for the Yellow Ribbon Girls. Several kids meandered over to the table while the moms were working out. I invited them to play around with the Scratch programming window that was opened on the computer. One girl, I think about 10 or 11, became enamored …
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Jul 02
Improv Skills: On the Path to a Life’s Vision
Excerpt from 21st Century Parenting: Grow a Generation Tina Fey, the comedian, actress, writer and producer, describes what she calls the four rules of improvisation. Those rules apply to seeking a vision of your child’s (happy!) self in the future. The first rule of improvisation: AGREE and SAY YES. Challenge them to agree* to every single …
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Jun 24
Disruptus: A Game that Leads to Disruptive Thinking
One of the most important skills our children can develop for this conceptual age is innovation. Innovation takes place at the intersection of creativity, engineering, and entrepreneurship and delivers to the world new and different ways to live and work and play. A new game, Disruptus, has entered the market to help teachers and …
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Jun 15
The Fellowship of the Media Lab: The Dawn of Imagination
Friday night hosted the Imagination Celebration, an evening to celebrate all the hard work the incredible 2nd and 3rd graders of the Baden Academy Media Lab accomplished throughout the year. The Media Lab opened its doors this year with a vision from Mr. Stephen Cantanzarite to renovate an old science lab and create a research fellows …
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Jun 11
The Rise of Tech Camps
The Community College catalog arrived with the cover page announcing a “STEM Summer of Discovery.” It seems like robotics, video game design, electronics prototyping, animation and movie making camps are growing in number and, let’s hope, in quality! The catalog coincided with a chance to sit down with roboticist Marcel Bergerman. Marcel is a Systems …
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