In an attempt to match Marjorie’s “math-madness,” this is how I would express Marjorie’s Series, Behind the Brackets as a mathematical equation: Basketball in March + Multidisciplinary Approach to Subject [Math] x Quick Response to Current Event = [Math] Magic Whether that computes with you or you need to check the back of the book, …
Tag: Professional Development
Mindset + Curiosity = Growth
Like most educators swimming on Belouga, I’ll never forget the first time I met, Drew Crismon. It was a balmy February morning in St. Louis, Missouri at EdCampSTL where I was facilitating a session on Curiosity-Based Learning. Drew wasn’t just raising his hand, he was raising his hand like his pants were lit every time …
Lesson Planning Made Personal, Global, and Fun!
A few years ago, my career transitioned from one of spending most of my time in a classroom to one spent primarily on an airplane. While this has been quite a change, I am fascinated by how many similarities I continue to encounter and how the same frustrations I find as a teacher, I find …
No Time? No Problem!
When you’re a teacher, waking up feeling like you lost an hour happens more than once every spring for daylight savings. I was inspired at an EdCamp recently where I met dozens of educators fired up about curiosity and how important it is to bring more of it into their day-to-day learning experiences. At the …
What If You Could Spend Less Time Planning and More Time Getting Curious!
Ever been curious by your lonesome? Never fun. Sort of like that tree that falls in a forest with no one around. Sort of like all those hours you’ll never get back because you spent them “planning” a lesson that fell flat. What if, Belouga won’t have any of that? What if you could spend …
Introducing Belouga’s Continued Learning Community
The school year is fully back in session, and boy do we have a welcome back gift for you. Our global community of teachers and students means the world to us, which is why our goal has always been to provide the community with new and impactful learning initiatives that sparks curiosity and creates cultural bridges. Today, we are bringing …