This is an interesting article about a project-based middle school in Ohio.  Be sure to read through the “Related Stories” to get some more in-depth background. Project-based, inter-curricular school structure is an excellent way to develop the Symphony aptitude from A Whole New Mind.  If you read the section about the Tarantula and the...
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I ran into this great video about Micro-Lending and how high school students are becoming involved in the practice.  If you are unfamiliar with the concept, it is based on the book  Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus.  Yunus is an economist and banker from Bangladesh...
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Just something fun about Dan Pink’s Design aptitude.  In his book A Whole New Mind, Pink discusses his journey in appreciating shading, perspective, and use of space.  I thought you might enjoy looking at an Peter Callesen’s use of space and perspective.  Even though we can develop our aptitudes, I know I’ll never reach...
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I ran into this article on NPR and immediately thought of Dan Pink’s Symphony aptitude. Students are using new technology to create connections in a project-based, realistic environment.  This is something that obviously requires students to take a number of small details and assemble them into a bigger picture.  They are doing some pretty...
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This strategy was introduced to us by a Special Education teacher in one of my Lesson Upgrades classes.  This teacher had learned of this technique through some professional development sponsored by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. The class agreed that this was an excellent tool for developing the Story aptitude...
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Just a follow-up to Photostory.  This tutorial was found by one of the teachers taking my Lesson Upgrades class on Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind.  It has great information and a step-by-step tutorial on how to use Photostory.  If you want to use technology to enhance the Story aptitude, this is a great...
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