This week’s resource is a blog post: Fly Me to the Moon by Jeff Zoul, an administrator from the Chicago area.

This blog post/story helps to illustrate the differences between learning that is hands-on and learning that is minds-on. Ideally, we want learning that is hands-on and minds-on.

For me, the take-home message/quote is:

Although I am a firm believer in engaging students through high-interest activities and projects and using flashy technology tools to enhance such work, I am perhaps even more adamant that these activities, projects, and technologies must relate to specific learning outcomes designed to grow our students’ knowledge and skills.

So, the challenge is infusing creativity into our work while still keeping in mind what students should learn (while also knowing the indicators of student success for any given lesson, activity, unit, etc.).