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Don’t Get in the Box…or At Least Use It For Your Benefit

When I was in the 1st Grade, my father was invited to class to read a story. I remember this day vividly because I was so excited to have him come. Why? Because I knew a secret about my dad that no one else knew. My father had the imagination of a child. When we […]

What My Amputations Taught Me About Cognitive Flexibility

In March 2019, I have the privilege of presenting a session entitled, “Killing the Sacred Cow: Creativity and Cognitive Flexibility.” Any idea what it means to have “cognitive flexibility?” The simplest answer is to have the ability to respond rapidly to changing situations. You see this in athletes often. As the situation changes on the […]

Slay the Sacred Cow

“Creative thinking may simply mean the realization that there is no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done.” —Rudolph Flesch Look at the picture below. What is it? In his book, A Whack on the Side of the Head, Roger von Oech tells the story of a high school English […]

The Journey Begins

It’s Friday morning. But not just any Friday morning. It’s THAT Friday morning, the one that caps off the end of what has possibly been the longest week in your professional teaching career. The one where it’s also raining and you’re certain there’s a full moon (even though you can’t see it) because your students […]