by Darsa Morrow | Jan 23, 2015 | News & Events
We’ve seen the TED Talks. We’ve read the findings from multiple commissions on education in the 21st century, and study after study suggests that innovation and creativity are top priorities for employers across the country. We are living in the innovation age. Yet...
by Darsa Morrow | Jan 22, 2015 | Keen MInds, Littleton, Littleton 7th & 8th Grade, News & Events
Imagine a detective show in which a thief steals chloroplasts from a plant cell rendering it unable to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. When Mackintosh Littleton teacher Alison Weems challenged her middle school students to design creative presentations...
by Gia Medeiros | Dec 18, 2013 | Core Values, Global Action, Growing Learners
This thirteen year old reminds us that if our goal in life is to be happy and healthy, perhaps those subjects should be taught in school. His “hack school” shows us that our job today as parents and educators has truly changed. In a sea of information,...