A beautiful mind, again

An amazing talk given from a woman who simply shows her view of the world.
She is, technically speaking, autistic.
But, at the same time, she tries to reshape the context and proposes another view of the topic. She's a different way of thinking.

That's it. Learn it.

Eat, pray, love and ... Create !

The author of the bestseller "Eat, Pray, Love" shares her view of the power of creativity. How can it be nurtured and expand in our hearts ?

The answer in this video. Enjoy.

Math and children and ... FUN !

Please, take a look at this fantastic podcasting project, hosted at Wikispaces. Kids show their very basic and neat understanding of math making use of graphs, tables, videos and ... lot of FUN :)

Graphing the World Cup from Jonah Salsich on Vimeo.

JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure | Video on TED.com

The commencement address at Harvard, 2008, from one of the greatest writers in the world (today). It is fascinating how this woman talks about her past failures.
And her advice to never give up.

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

The Gates, mosquitos and education. All together

Bill Gates gave famous talks on the TED stage. This one you're going to read is about teachers. He highlights how much they are at the forefront of education, in every school, country and situation.
Care more about those who care about the kids is as important as caring about the kids themselves.

Sir Ken Robinson and the urgency we have to change education

An impressive video where Sir Robinson depicts his view about educational systems. And urgency to change them !

Is 21th century education really up-to-date ?

Sir Ken Robinson says shares his opinion about the way we might change the approach to educating future citizens.

Ten tips for teachers and students

Edutopia shares ten tips to effectively help teachers' and students' work in the classroom:

Ten tips for you to read


Here you can read them by their title:
1. Build Community
2. Design a Safe, Well-Managed and Friendly Classroom Environment
3. Include Students in Creating Rules, Norms, Routines, and Consequences
4. Create a Variety of Communication Channels
5. Always Be Calm, Fair and Consistent
6. Know the Students You Teach
7. Address Conflict Quickly and Wisely
8. Integrate Positive Classroom Rituals
9. Keep it Real
10. Partner with Parents and Guardians

The famous talk of Steve Jobs about dreams

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
Keep this in mind and please use your talents for the benefits or other people around you.

Is tech-in-education useful ??

These four statements explain why and how we can gain more and more good effects from the use of tech-rich environments in learning.
"Our goal is to help children learn to think creatively, reason systematically, work collaboratively, and learn continuously – essential skills for success in the 21st century."
The sentence is from M. Resnick, leader of the Lifelong Kindergarten at MIT Media Lab. In that place, learning experiences are rooted similarly to the way we learn in the kindergarten. If you can't believe, go read:


the 2011 Mc. Graw award for innovation in learning

When you were a kid ...

This nice video shows you how we might change the way pupils face life.
Try to teach them how to shape their future and not simply "wait for" it:

The new way to school in India

A new silent approach to education is flooding India's system of schooling.

 In this video, you'll find how and where poor children from poor corners CAN change their lives upside-down:

let's talk about ... the way we talk

Some schools in the US are finding their way into an effective method for learning.
In fact, building fluent learning communities is a key step into good collaborations among learners (and teachers, okay :) )

Open Educational Resources

How can Open Educational Resources re-shape the future in education ?
Take a look and share your effort: OER

a really cool place to watch ... Math !

I've just come across this excellent site where tons of videos are offered for free: academy for math

Why don't you just give a look at this one, aimed at introducing basic trigonometry ?

a new place for learning

If you're interested in learning-how-to-learn, learning-how-you-learn or learning-how-yourTeam-learns then this new tool is a must stop in your web surfing:
faces of learning

how to design the future

The way future thinkers shape their ideas is more and more rooted in this approach to thinking and creating:    the way to design

mathematics in nature

this is a marvelous series of short videos where the beauty of math-in-nature is easily discovered

enjoy and share with others