Here are a couple of creative back-to-school ideas to get excited about. The first is the story of one little boy’s ingenuity which became a movement schools worldwide can participate in. It’s called the Cardboard Challenge and it combines play, creativity, technology and community in a heartwarming way. If you are looking for a way to bring your school and community together with a pro-science, pro-environmental, pro-fun event, take a look. The movie on the Imagination Foundation website explains it best so I’ll just link to it here and let you watch for yourself: Imagination Foundation.
The second item of back-to-school interest is this great info-graphic on the flipped classroom. If you wanted to argue the case for the flipped classroom or if you wanted a quick rundown of the what and why behind it, take a peek. If your students have online access at home, this looks like a really good teaching model to try, and with resources like Khan Academy, teachers can implement a flipped classroom with the support of some really well thought-out, free online resources.
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