12 Days of Christmas, the desi version

Creativity in the lives of accomplished teachers

Mar 28, 2014

How do exemplary teachers incorporate creativity in their teaching? In this dissertation study, Danah Henriksen interviewed National Teacher of the Year award winners (and finalists), to better understand their beliefs, interests, and practices involving creative...

Where do creative ideas come from? 2 articles

Jan 7, 2014

The new year begins with the publication of 2 key articles in our series Rethinking Technology and Creativity in the 21st Century. Co-authored with Danah Henriksen and the Deep-Play Research Group these two articles seek to develop a better understanding of where...

Banksy’s biggest trick OR why I hate art museums

Oct 15, 2013

I have been a fan of Banksy, the subversive British street artist, for a long time. I love the visuals he comes up with, the subversive quality of his art and most importantly his ability to take art out of the galleries into the real world. His most recent trick,...

Oh Wow! Oh Wow! Oh Wow!

Oct 30, 2011

Much has been written about Steve Jobs in the past few weeks since his passing but the best piece I have come across is the eulogy by his sister Mona Simpson. Mona Simpson is an author and professor of writing and delivered this eulogy on Oct. 16 at his memorial...

Call: Failure and Creative Risk in Technology-Enhanced Learning

Jul 3, 2020

I am excited to announce a call for articles on Failure and Creative Risk in Technology-Enhanced Learning for a special section in the journal Tech Trends, edited by Danah Henriksen, Punya Mishra, Edwin Creely, and Michael Henderson. You can download the the...

Killing with a thought

Jul 29, 2008

I had recently posted a note (It's only a game...) building on some thoughts in an article by William Saletan. In this article Saletan describes how weapons are increasingly becoming like games. His recent post takes that whole thing one level further. He describes...

Of play and games

Feb 20, 2008

Some thoughts on play and games inspired by a recent article in the NYTimes Magazine titled "Taking Play Seriously". Based on the article I argue that play is essential for learning... I also throw in some thoughts about the distinction between play and games, and why...

Science teachers and social justice

Mar 6, 2017

I have been editing a series of articles for iWonder: Rediscovering School Science, a practitioner orientated journal for middle school science teachers, published by the Azim Premji University. Our first article was titled "Why teachers should care of...

49 Amazing moments of STEM: New article

Feb 12, 2017

The universe is made up of stories not atoms — Muriel Rukyeser (Image © punyamishra) Every educator has had an amazing teaching moment. It is that magical moment, when the topic comes to life and the energy in the classroom is palpable. These are moments that we...

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Punya Mishra on December 18, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Papa, good to see you here… I have to approve the first comment from a new user … and then they can comment whenever they want. So drop by when you can and type up in a comment.

benoy mishra on December 18, 2008 at 1:02 pm

liked a lot.

benoy mishra on December 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm

shreya is wonderful, a flight of imagination. really nice.

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