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You Totally Have Time for #HourOfCode

It’s here!  This coming week is the big Hour of Code.  You might be thinking, ‘Ain’t nobody got time for that?’ Or, maybe you’re like me, thinking, “Oh my gosh, this is my superbowl!”   Either way,...

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To my daughter, on your birthday…

This week, my little girl is turning 13.  I don’t know how that happened.  There are days that it feels like she was born yesterday, and there are days that I remember the hills she’s climbed and the...

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Thinking Beyond the Furniture, Making the “Making” Shift

All the furniture in the world won’t matter if there’s not real change in the learning environment, the opportunities for kids, and the style of inquiry offered… We can set up awesome spaces in our...

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Be the Learner Your Kids Need

Either way you look at it, teachers are learners and when we let our students know that, we empower them to be learners, too. When we are the “deliverers of all information” we steal something special....

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Because 3d Printing IS Filled With Learning Possibilities

Download practically anything you want from Thingiverse and spit it out. Instantly.  That has a certain cool factor, that will make you want to print a few things.  (Insert photo of a giant bolt I just...

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It’s So Wrong

Every once in a while I get fired up.  Like, you borrowed my Sharpies and broke the tips… THAT fired up.  On the drive home today it was one of those moments.  Why?  Because this week has been AWESOME....

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Revelation

If school had been right for us, we wouldn’t have a nation of adults that have waited for coloring books labeled “adult coloring books” to do something creative. School beat it out of us, one worksheet...

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It’s Time to Breakout… in Elementary

Confession: I’ve been following the BreakoutEdu craze on social media.  Full Disclosure: I didn’t get it. I was skeptical. Locks?  Huh? So I stuck with it.  I looked at challenges, I watched videos,...

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Sometimes The Only Place to Go is Back Where You Started

Hi. I’m Krissy.  When I created my Twitter handle and blog name of ‘Venspired,’ it was never my goal to become ‘Venspired.’ I probably can’t explain it completely, and I won’t try, but there is...

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Book Creator Love

If I had to choose just five apps to have in a classroom, Book Creator would be at the top of my list.  Whether your students are four or fourteen, there is something about this app that is perfect for...

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