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Breath and Develop Power
Have you noticed that when you feel tense, you sometimes forget to breath? You think you are having an anxiety attack when, in reality, you just haven't remembered to breath! This might sound silly, but it is one of the most profound secrets of remaining calm.
Free Template Maker
What is this good for? This generator simply creates a paper model for a box or an envelope. It does the math and all the drawing-work for you. Some of the uses for a paper-box: A nice gift-wrap for a present with an irregular shape, for example a sphere or a jar.
Mini Card BoxTutorial... - Just Give Me Stamps...
I received quite a few emails requesting directions for the "Cutie Pie" box (you can see it in this post here ) that I decided to do a quick tutorial. I am a visual learner, so seeing pictures along with the directions has always been helpful for me...and I hope this will be helpful to you! Materials Needed: 7 1/2" square piece of c.s. (this will be the bottom), 5 3/16" square piece of solid c.s. and another 5 3/16" piece of patterned paper (these will be the top), 2 strips of patterned paper (1 3/4" x 12" and 1 3/4" x 3 1/2"), Paper cutter, Paper cutter with a scoring blade, Bone Folder, Adhesive, & stamps and embellishments (to decorate top)I recently put together a landing page here on Edutopia with all of our resources for parents (1) , so my eye was caught by a fantastic blog post this week by Mark Phillips, " Beyond Back-to-School Night: Parents and Teachers as Allies (2) ." Mark gives actionable tips for both parents and teachers about how best to work together -- a topic which I know is of perpetual interest to everyone involved in education. It's all too easy for parents and teachers to be portrayed as being in opposition. Parents can sometimes get involved in ways that aren't productive, and it's unfortunate when beleaguered teachers begin to think of parents as the enemy. But there are wonderful stories out there of educators and families becoming true partners to improve the educational experience for everyone. I've gathered a collection of videos with examples of the many ways schools can build these powerful partnerships.
Five-Minute Film Festival: Parent-Teacher Partnerships
Teacher Inspiration
I Am A Teacher I was born the first moment that a question leaped from the mouth of a child. I have been many people in many places. I am Socrates exciting the youth of Athens to discover new ideas through the use of questions.
Introducing JimdoTV! Episode #1: Drawing with Yuki - Jimdo
Television, Jimdo-style: Take two roving reporters from headquarters in Hamburg, load them down with video gear and send them off into the California sun. Mix in one Japanese illustrator, a few friends, and voila! The first official 1 episode of JimdoTV is ready for your viewing pleasure. Yuki Yamagata makes beautiful drawings and cartoons on paper, and Jimdo helps her present them online.
Teaching Drawing Skills, by Carolyn Holm
Drawing can be a wonderful tool for creativity. But many of us lack confidence in our ability to draw. Here you'll find drawing skills lessons that can be explored in the classroom (it's also ideal for homeschoolers).About The Author Tom Vander Ark Tom is author of Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World and founder of GettingSmart.com. Tom is also a partner in Learn Capital, a venture capital firm investing in learning content, platforms, and services with the goal of transforming educational engagement, access, and effectiveness. OpEd
24 Getting Smart Blogs About Blended Learning
Enriching Primary Science is a collection of new activities that will provide science enrichment for primary children, in particular extending learning for the gifted and talented child Written by John Senior and Angela Tuff Enriching Primary Science offers challenging enrichment activities that aim to inspire more children to study science, encourage scientific literacy among all children, foster creativity with regard to scientific thinking and stimulate an informed debate among children about the application and direction that science takes in our increasingly complex society.
Enriching Primary Science
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
The StarChild site is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) , Dr. Alan Smale (Director) , within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/ GSFC . StarChild Authors: The StarChild Team StarChild Graphics & Music: Acknowledgments StarChild Project Leader: Dr.
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