Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: science

  • Learning About Physics and Four Fundamental Forces on YouTube

    Today my 10th grade son showed me several videos on YouTube he’s “liked” recently (they are conveniently accessible via an auto-generated playlist on his channel) including this one about physics and the four fundamental forces of nature, “The Force is Real” by Rusty Ward on his new YouTube series, “Science Friction.” Years ago when he…

  • Wind Energy in the Classroom at Podstock 2013

    Today at the 2013 Podstock conference in Wichita, Kansas, Dan Whisler shared a great presentation titled, “Energy 101 – KidWind & the SHS Chevy Volt Project.” Dan discussed a TON of great ways to teach multi-disciplinary concepts through hands-on wind energy science projects! Dan’s Podstock 2013 bio is: Dan Whisler has taught Biology, Anatomy &…

  • Elementary STEM Idea Sharing (May 2013)

    Today Chris Simon, Adam Zodrow and I met with Felicia Adams and Stephanie Cerda over a Google Hangout to share ideas and experiences with elementary STEM classes. Felicia is the PreK-5 STEM teacher at the University of Texas Elementary School in Austin, and Stephanie is a 2nd grade math teacher there. Felicia currently teaches 304…

  • STEM and Scratch Resources (May 2013)

    I shared the following websites and resources with an Oklahoma City suburban school administrator recently who is helping start a STEM program at one of their elementary schools next fall. If you’re a STEM educator or involved with a K-12 STEM program these might be helpful. Both Chris Simon and Amy Luffelhotz are grade 4-5…

  • Breakthrough Thinking by Peter Diamandis

    These are my notes from Peter Diamandis‘ luncheon keynote, “Breakthrough Thinking” at the 2012 State of Creativity Forum in Oklahoma City on November 13, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Follow conference conversations today on Twitter with the hashtag #SoCF12. Over next couple of decades, we will be building a world of…

  • Blogging the Conference: EDUCAUSE 2012 Session Notes

    The past three days I’ve been in Denver, blogging sessions from the 2012 EDUCAUSE conference for iThemes. iThemes is a WordPress and web design focused company in Edmond, Oklahoma, and I’ve been blogging on a contract basis for them past few months on the iThemes Education blog. (@ithemesEd on Twitter) This was my first time…

  • Rachel Wants to Be a Scientist

    (cross-posted from our family learning blog, “Learning Signs”) Rachel (my 9 year old) recorded this last night, following several discussions we’ve been having over the past few weeks about science and becoming a scientist. Last spring I took Rachel to Chris Simon’s classroom at Independence Elementary School in Yukon Public Schools, and she was VERY…

  • iPhone 5, Steve Jobs Reflections, & Amazing (free) Science Videos

    This evening my mind was blown several times, and video content on our Apple TV was the source. First of all, I watched the full two hour Apple iPhone 5 event video from yesterday. It’s a free video podcast on “Apple Keynotes” in iTunes, and I’ve watched the past several events directly on our home…

  • Podcast394: Rachel Teaches about Scratch and eBook Writing in Fort Worth

    This iPad-edited podcast includes a 25 minute excerpt of the keynote address at the TechnoPalooza 2012 educational technology conference in Northwest ISD, held on July 24, 2012. In this excerpt, 8 year old Rachel Fryer shares about her experiences with Scratch software this summer in Scratch Camp. In addition, she tells some stories about how…

  • Jonah Lehrer, Integrity and Quotation Fabrication: A Case Study in Writing Ethics

    I was shocked and disappointed today to learn, thanks to a conversation with David Burkus, that acclaimed “brain science” author and creativity expert Jonah Lehrer has admitted to fabricating many of the quotations attributed to Bob Dylan in his New York Times bestselling book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works.” The book has been pulled by his…