I'm a NYC Teaching Fellow and I'm changing careers to become a High School English teacher this fall. So far, Edutopia is the most interesting source I've found in regards to using both creativity and technology in the classroom as a source of inspiring students to want to learn. I look forward to using Edutopia's resources in the future of my new career.

Hello fellow teacher.

I am a career switcher like your self. One of the most fascinating things about teaching I have found is the many ways which you can get the content a crossed to students. It has been my passion to find new and interesting ways to discover that new path to learning for children. College for adults is a mixed bad of traditional lectures and taking notes with some project based learning. You’re a new English teacher, this I am sure has its challenges as had my introduction into the public school system last year. Keep plugging away but more importantly once you get your feet wet, choose to explore those things which make you sit up and take notice. Clearly what motivates you to learn with also motivate your pupils.

David in Southwest Virginia

Interested in George Lucas story. Have three kids with LD, 2 with ADD. School is torture often. Nice to know another great mind can't suffer the boredom of school. My kids are awesome.

This video has a lot of interesting information. Sould be used by everyone.

...we need to learn what is best for this planet and for all the human beings on it.

Really great effort you are making. These these five skill areas are the ones employers and society as a whole most need. The approach is much more relevant than the lecture, memorization and skill sheet completion approaches so common in education today. The no child is left behind movement is meaningless if ALL students are left behind.

great video. found the info to be very beneficial. I agree with the five skills discussed. I plan to use this video to look back on and get advice from. I will definitely keep Edutopia as a resource in my classroom. I have found it to be very helpful so far!

Is there anywhere I can go to find information about applying to become a George Lucas Fellow? It was brought up in a graduate class I am taking, and I cannot seem to find any information anywhere. Thanks for the help!

I too am an educator
I am about to retire but want to be part of an education system that is assisting students, teachers
and mostly the system itself to better afford the opportunity of education!!
When I first began in 1968, creativity meant something and I continue to believe it is very important
It must be an integral part of instruction and learning
young students have had much practice and are very good at filling in the bubble on the many tests
all of which are the same kind of multiple measure
portfolios must include "mutliple" ways of measuring/ showing the students performance not just another test
I would love to assist districts in finding ways of implementing and valuing "multiple measures"

I am a retired teacher and have only now discovered this site. I know and accept being a dinosaur when it comes to technology. I am currently writing about my experience in teaching for over thirty years, and it has come to my attention that there is no discussion of the very linear nature of education and the human thinking process generally. It seems to me that we have a built in set of genetic blinders when we attempt to think about human learning. I'd be most appreciative of any direction to such a discussion.

Also, I am convinced of the profound use of role-model adaptive behavior in very young learners and would also appreciate any discussion on this topic.