Creativity in mathematics and beyond

Looking for a one good person, i.e. #MAET is hiring

Sep 27, 2010

I'm excited to announce that the MAET program is hiring a new team member. The official posting is below (or you can go here). The posting closes on September 30 - email all of the application materials to edutech@msu.edu CNS ED PSYSPC ED - SPECIALIST-OUTRCH Posting...

Cool i-Images at MICDS

Jul 6, 2010

I just spent a day at MICDS in St. Louis talking with a small but select group of teachers about creativity in teaching, the role of big ideas, the meaning of TPACK, the importance of trans-disciplinary learning (among other things). What a wonderful way of spending...

Chaos theory

Mar 21, 2008

PCWorld article on the The 10 Most Disruptive Technology Combinations. As the article says, "Often, even great new technology needs a partner to really change the world. Here are 10 marriages of technologies that have shaken the digital world over the last 25 years."

Hurting but happy!

Sep 28, 2008

This morning I participated in (and completed) the Capital City River Run Half Marathon. The emphasis is of course on "completed" - I wasn't into breaking any records here. I got a pace of 10:15 per-mile (which was approximately what I had last year as well). The...

Correlates of creativity

Jul 20, 2009

Just came across this on the Ph.D. design list (a listserv for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design) from a posting by Charles Burnette. He quotes Donald MacKinnon, author of a large study on creativity in the arts, sciences and professions: If I...

You’re invited! MAET Showcase July 26th 10am, Room 252 Erickson

Jul 19, 2013

Dear MAET graduates, current students, and other friends of the program: You are cordially invited to our current MAET Summer 2013 students’ final project showcase, on July 26th, at 10am, in room 252 Erickson Hall. As you may know from your own past experiences with...

Creativity & Teaching, new article in TCRecord

May 22, 2015

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

From brains to music

Sep 18, 2020

From Brains to Music: a Multi-Faceted Discussion of Creativity with Dr. Anthony Brandt Dr. Anthony Brandt, is Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University and is co-founder and artistic director of the contemporary music ensemble Musiqa. He has co-authored...

ZIPskinny

May 4, 2008

Just found out about this website www.zipskinny.com, a great example of how the web makes information easily available. This website allows you to enter your US zip code, and see US Census data and comparisons with neighboring ZIP codes (or other ZIP codes, upto to 20...