Welcome to our blog!
It is with great pleasure we would like to annouce the launch of our blog today. We hope to fill this space with information that will help education professionals, parents…
Pharrell on Education and being a \’Kidult\’
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTNnB93zPc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Skateboard P aka Pharrell is known for his music production but most probably famous because of his passion. For some people, with success comes a freedom of thought that…
2 MM
It is said that a child has 2 million minutes from the beginning to the end of highschool…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for…
Back to School
We took a bit of a summer vacation ourselves here at the Pop Lock and Learn Blog but things are back in that fall September swing. With all the controversy…
Immersed in Education
We all know the old saying \”you don\’t really know unless you see it for yourself\” right? A collaboration between WATG and EON Reality Inc has resulted in an immersive…
The Animated Atom
Today we have an early example \’edutainment\’ specifically, a lighthearted but in-depth look at the atom from the 1950\’s in cartoon form. Although the educational content may be dated, the…
Raising a 21st century citizen
Chris Lehmann is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy (SLA) a Philadelphia high school opened in September 2006 fundamentally asking the pertinent questions \”How do we learn?\” \”What…
What motivated us to come back?
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Rapper Jim Jones puts on his teachers cap in Brooklyn, NY classroom
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Are Children Educated Away From a Creative Mindset?
Considered one of the worlds leading thinkers, creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we are educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to…
Beam me up Teacher!
Last week we brought you some cool technology that makes use of the latest in 3D virtual space by utilizing a combination of 3D goggles, video and sensors. Today…
Math \’Edu-tainment\’ in Hollywood
Oliver Knill over in the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University has been compiling a collection of movie clips where math has been referenced. This reminded us over at Pop…