by edtosavetheworld | May 1, 2015 | Book Club, Innovation Series, News and Trends
This incredibly bold statement is the title of Andrés Oppenheimer’s new book about the hope of Latin America and the 5 keys of innovation. It’s actually Crear o Morir because it’s written in Spanish. Oppenheimer asks why the United States produced...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 19, 2014 | Innovation Series
Ever heard the story of the man who his invented Eureka? Here’s a quick overview: Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a Greekmathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. King Hieron II of Syracuse in Sicily was worried that a...
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 28, 2014 | Innovation Series
Standford University’s National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation seeks to teach engineering students how to innovate for social good. From the website: Our Mission is to empower U.S. undergraduate engineering students to bring their ideas to life...
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 7, 2014 | Innovation Series
Google, google everywhere, but not an app to sync! Okay couldn’t resist making an Ancient Mariner allusion, but to be honest that’s how it feels sometimes. There’s so much education technology out there, but how do we actually start integrating it in our classroom?...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 28, 2014 | Innovation Series
Want a project-based interdisciplinary education that will help you develop 21st century skills? Try a gap year. As a recent NPR story by Kirk Carapezza reports: The idea of a gap here, postponing the start of college, has become a bit more common in the U.S. and a...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 21, 2014 | Innovation Series
When was the last time you picked up a pencil and sketched out an idea or analyzed a problem visually? We know that drawing engages a different part of the brain — why don’t we do it more often? Tim Brown posted on LinkedIn: To draw an idea accurately,...