Mike Palmer is joined on this episode of Trending in Ed by Rich Braden and Tessa Forshaw, co-authors of the new book, Innovation-ish: How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions to Real Problems in the Real World. They talk about the core concepts of their book, including the "creativity gap," "innovation mythology," and "cognitive caution". We discuss how these ideas apply not only in business but also in education, and why creativity is not a magical quality but a skill that...| Trending in Education
Join us as Mike Palmer reveals Trending in Ed's Summer Reading List 2025! Mike shares the books that resonate most with the learning zeitgeist based on conversations with folks like Isabelle Hau, Horacio Sanchez, Kathleen DeLaski, and Eddie Watson. Plus get sneak peaks at upcoming book episodes with Elliot Felix, Doug Lemov, and Shalinee Sharma up next in the Trending in Ed feed. The post Trending in Ed Summer Reading List 2025 – 10 Books To Read ap...| Trending in Education
Other things are rarely equal. All things never are. What the ocean does: swell direction and height, wave interval, secondary swell, wind strength, tide (high or low, spring or neap), dawn or dusk, rain or shine, bake or freeze. The contours of the seabed and the beach: where the reef begins, where the sand’s shifted,… Read More »| Driverless Crocodile
Disclaimer: I’m an intermediate surfer. This post is for people a step or two behind me, so your mileage may vary – let me know what I’ve missed in the comments. I’m convinced that most surf coaching videos and websites spend way too much time talking about the pop up* and way too little time… Read More »Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it isn’t for leverage) – Surf Lessons #8 The post Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it is...| Driverless Crocodile