In this episode I focus on chapter 8 of my book Educated By Design which covers simple and straight forward ways to bring hands-on experiences into the classroom. 

In this episode I talk about Collaboration which is principle four of the Educated By Design Creative Process. I share my experiences promoting collaboration with students in my classrooms over the years. I also share how keeping organized, promoting leadership, and embracing times for individuals to work alone are all key ingredients to the collaborative process. 

Resources:

Action Plan: techrabbi.me/actionplan

Herox.com

In this episode I talk about empathy and way in which transparently modeling empathy. This approach can be sometimes more impactful and meaningful for students than teaching it. When you're ready to introduce it to your students here is a great resource to get them ready. 

Empathy Map: https://techrabbi.me/empthymap

Empathy Observation: https://techrabbi.me/empathylist

Educated by Design: https://techrabbi.me/buythebook

The second principle of my book, Educated by Design focuses on how to look at failure as a point on a journey and not a destination. In this episode I talk about 3 ways to overcome our fear of failure, and how each can be used as a launchpad to elevate and stimulate our creative capacity. Enjoy!

Shownotes:

360 Flip late Quint Kickflip aka The most insane trick I have ever seen - https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JIE2roxFS/?igshid=vadc1fnw793z

I failed biology... - https://twitter.com/neurorican1/status/1168908999909150727?s=20

Buy the book! Educated By Design - TechRabbi.me/buythebook