When my students were doing the 20% Project (Genius Hour) in my class we had an “Epic Fail Board” (inspired by a number of people) where they would pin up…
I want to tell you a story. During the mid 19th century the city of Chicago was in crisis. The elevation of the growing metropolis was not much higher than…
Sooo, I’m super excited! For the past year we’ve been really diving into PBL as a community. Many of you (47 teachers) were featured in The PBL Playbook, and I’ve…
On Monday of last week, I officially started my new job as Director of Technology and Innovation for Centennial School District (Warminster, PA). While I’m really excited to get started…
The Millennial Generation is said to start with those born in 1980 and ends with those born in 1995. If those dates hold up, then I’m a proud member of…
LAUNCH is here!!! Get your copy on Amazon (click here). It’s here! My new book, LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student…
Wow! It was an amazing rush to see so many students making, designing, building, and creating yesterday for the first ever Global Day of Design. Students and teachers did a…

Wow, what can we say! This past summer we decided to start a learning space design challenge on ClassroomCribs.com to highlight all of the amazing “cribs” that you have designed…
I often wonder when other people write. I’m a writer. I write all day long, but there are periods of the day when I really get going. When I taught…