Idea No. 126: The Dinosaur Postcard
the idea: have kids make postcards by drawing a picture and writing a message on the back This is one of my favorite things to teach because kids always write the …
Idea No. 125: An Attempt at Animation
the idea: animate 30 seconds of Elizabeth Gilbert’s TEDtalk This idea was one of those that you are forced to come up with for school, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My …
Idea No. 124: The Unicyclers
the idea: take your kids out for a family unicycle ride Boston can be a strange place. About a week ago I was walking to Davis Square when I saw …
Idea No. 123: The Hard Copy
the idea: take a few days away and then proofread by hand After three years as a writing tutor in college, I have a few techniques under my belt to help …
Idea No. 122: See the Cherry Blossoms
the idea: take the time to go see the DC cherry blossoms Although I went to school in Virginia for college and during that time made went of the semesterly art …
Idea No. 121: Sitting down with Students
the idea: talk to students on their level about their education I spent an incredible day the national forum held by the Arts Education Partnership. In the fall I was a …
Idea No. 120: The Missing Earring
the idea: put up a sign for a lost earring So the actual idea, to put up the sign, was someone else’s. However, I have seen this sign every Wednesday for …
Idea No. 119: Pink Hair for CTY
the idea: to dye my hair pink for my summer at the Center for Talented Youth For most of elementary school and middle school I was not what most people …
Idea No. 118: The Equality Easter Egg
the idea: dye an easter egg with the Human Rights Campaign’s equality sign ideator: Aldon Hynes Although Aldon is the ideator of this Equality Easter (which was based on something he …
Idea No. 117: Guest Ideators
the idea: start asking other people to write about their ideas on the Idea Blog You may have seen it, or maybe not since nothing really happened with it, but a …