The highest level of Blooms Taxonomy is standardized testing ability. No wait it is: Create! As in creativity. Something children begin to learn when given time for unstructured play, recess, and active learning.

So proud of Gabriel Roti! It was a cold one!

A couple of weeks ago we had an icebreaker during my graduate seminar and the question was "What is your irrational fear?" My answer was "hammerhead sharks". And today in class I walked in and saw this:

What would you say if someone said: "People aren't creative, ideas are creative"? Listen to our latest Fueling Creativity in Education podcast episode to hear this perspective from Dr. Edward Clapp at Project Zero. podbean.com/ew/pb-qrafj-12… #teacher #teachertwitter #teach

No one saw the world like grade 5 artists! What a great day celebrating student creativity and making connections! #artwalk #DHAPR1DE

Attention Educators! We are building a network for you to share your creative ideas in the classroom and would LOVE your feedback! Please take this five-minute survey! forms.gle/S7NS9dxEhyjzg6… #teacher #edutwitter #teachertwitter

Artists Observe: Grade 5 artists are learning to draw what they see using contours. They had so much fun practising on mirrors! #ArtTeacher #ArtEducation #K12ArtChat

#DhaPR1DE in creative teachers! They documented how they already use the creative thinking skills and discussed how we can teach them more explicitly in all curriculum areas. Lots of weaving and generating ideas! So grateful to Dr. Cyndi Burnett for her contribution to education!

It was so inspiring to listen to students identify and discuss creative thinking skills from CreativityandEducation that they saw in a video by Mark Rober in a lesson created by @sciencegeek24_7 Amazing to see our entire community embrace empower Tuesdays. So excited for next week!

"Teachers have always been the most creative people in the world; they just need everybody else to get out of their way"- Salome Thomas-EL, Ed.D #creativity #edutwitter #teachers youtu.be/5pfpKWF_Q_0

I loved having this conversation w/Dr. Cyndi Burnett & Matthew Worwood about #creativity and giving students choice in the classroom! Dodge Elementary fuelingcreativity.podbean.com/e/giving-up-co…

When it comes to Nordic skiing, there's no room for anything but your best effort. And that's precisely what we saw at the Senior Boys' race. These talented athletes left it all on the track and showed us what it means to be a true competitor. Great job, guys!

Exploring cognitive biases in recruitment this morning with @_JacintaJade Shelley Paul & @MichaelIannini complements of SearchAssociates. A power hour for sure! @PDAcademia. Perfect timing to support our Council of International Schools Barry Groves, WASC President International Baccalaureate self-study Nanjing International School. Thanks, all!

You’re going to leave a message no matter what you do… #empowerment

Awesome energy in our first session!

Grateful to have Gabriel be a part of this family! Thanks for everything you do 💕 Valaine Confesor-Paulin

Shout out to the FPA team for an awesome collective effort! What a fun night of music, art and community! #DHAPR1DE

The teacher uses AI to bring children’s paintings to life in art class.

A teacher in Brazil created AI images of her students in their dream careers using ChatGPT.