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using impediMENTS TO GROW
This project of mine has consumed me into making it my lifestyle. The nerve of it, right. It has taken a life of its own and I am just the vessel to bring it into everyone else’s life. It brings me joy to share my passion and the love of my life. In memory of my brother, Ahmad Akim, I am setting out to curate an iSTEAM school for individuals with impediments. Each of us have our fair share of impediments or figments of our imagination that could potentially be stopping us from pursuing our passions; for whatever reason. Whatever your impediment is, it is used as leverage within our iSTEAM camps. Nothing is blocking your growth when you enter into our campgrounds. Individuals with disabilities might have obvious scars of war and have an inability to cover up their differences to the world. Individuals with impediments can share the disabling qualities as those with disabilities, however they might have the ability to disguise their scars; thus trying to fit into a world where you are considered weird. The curation of the iSTEAM camps is solely to make everyone feel comfortable in their skin and allow anyone with impediments – which we all have some – to feel comfortable as they learn at their level.
By Amina Fatimah Hart5 years ago in Education
There's a tool for every task...
A creative imagination belongs to every child. If one is adequately encouraged, these attributes can extend into adolescence and far beyond. I took my dream into adulthood and developed my love of design and creativity through my explorations in the visual arts and my unique puppet characters, each with a story to tell.
By Michelle Puhl-Price5 years ago in Education
Teaching is My Craft. Top Story - June 2021.
When I got my first teaching placement, my husband's grandmother, who had taught for more than thirty years in her day, gave me two things: a long sit-down talk full of her best advice and a pair of pink, razor sharp Fiskars scissors.
By L.A. Hancock5 years ago in Education
Escapism- a journey out of the classroom.
We all know a good teacher right? Well, when we're on the other side we have no idea of the sheer grit and determination it takes to be successful! The commitment required to get everything done on schedule requires an overlooking of many things! The responsibility grows and grows and grows and grows!
By Lynsey Kimmitt5 years ago in Education
Escapism-a journey out of the classroom.
We all know a good teacher right? Well, when we're on the other side we have no idea of the sheer grit and determination it takes to be successful! The commitment required to get everything done on schedule requires an overlooking of many things! The responsibility grows and grows and grows and grows!
By Lynsey Kimmitt5 years ago in Education
Best Support and Opportunities for all
American youth currently face challenging realities along their way to adulthood. With parents working longer hours and the absence of grandparents and other community adults who used to make up support systems, the intergenerational fabric of community has been frayed. Youth development strategies aim to reweave community fabric in a new way - one that takes the supports and opportunities young people should have, and re-institutes them in the context of young people's realities today. While many of these realities are harsh ones, we know that young people themselves want to be involved in their communities. The importance of building positive youth/adult partnerships in this process cannot be stressed enough.
By Megan Wilson5 years ago in Education
Making Community
As an educator and crafter, the project I love doing with my students most is paper roller coasters. What can you make with a ream of cardstock, a pair of scissors and some tape? We can make a ride for some unsuspecting marble that defies gravity, demonstrates the majesty of force and motion, and traverses time and space. And it all begins with an idea.
By Lori Stahl-Van Brackle5 years ago in Education
Adventures in Teaching
Adventures in Teaching: David and his Desk Our routine is well established at this point, the kids enter my classroom and grab their writing journal. They find their assigned seat and begin working on the writing prompt that is on the front board while I take attendance.
By Lorenza Bucine5 years ago in Education
Teachers Who Make A Difference: The Gift That Lasts A Lifetime!
Some forty years ago, I learned that the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066. I have to admit that I've never been called upon to use that information, any more than I've been called upon to recite the various classical columns in traditional architecture. There's not a big demand, I guess.
By Robert Bacal5 years ago in Education
