Yule Blog Challenge – Day 4

Books:  Past, Present & Future

A book I’ve read…

Screen Shot 2015-12-23 at 7.54.46 PMCreating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner

This book changed my view of education and jump started my “Math Op” mentality.

 

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A book I’m reading…

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Think like a Freak is the 3rd book written by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner.

Now I know why David Roth, the original lead singer of Van Halen, asked for only brown M&Ms in his contract “rider”.

 

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A book I want to read…

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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education written by Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.  

I love listening to him speak on innovation, creativity and education.  Here’s his latest Ted Talk:  How to Escape Educations Death Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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About jgvadnais

Instructional Technology Coach. Desmos Fellow. Google Level 1 Certified. SoCal transplant. New Englander at heart. Lover of yoga, dogs, green smoothies and coffee creamer
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