April 20, 2022
Learning, Emotion, and the Brain
Anyone who’s ever felt passionate about an issue, had a teacher who made a subject…
February 16, 2022
Snow Days, Wonder, and Innovation
The pandemic has upended so many aspects of our daily lives – and snow days…
January 11, 2022
Finding Flow
At the end of most KID Museum Invention Studio workshops, there are inevitably stunned looks…
December 1, 2021
What does it mean to be a maker?
What does it mean to be a maker? Usually what first comes to mind is…
September 1, 2021
Creative Courage and What’s Next
Henri Matisse said that “creativity takes courage.” That’s true whether creating innovative art, innovative solutions…
August 3, 2021
Joy, Connection, and Collective Effervescence
Collective effervescence, as explained by Adam Grant in his recent opinion piece, is the joy…
July 1, 2021
Getting ready to fly
In this chrysalis moment, as we all emerge from the pandemic, our kids are in…
June 2, 2021
Rebound, Rebuild, Remake
What if there was a universal Individualized Education Program (IEP) where every student had access…
April 30, 2021
Tackling Climate Change with Empathy
When I was a kid, Earth Day was the one time a year that my…
March 30, 2021
Building Their Own Table
“Has anyone ever underestimated you?” That was the question asked by a ten-year-old girl at…
February 25, 2021
Navigating What Comes Next
Somehow the isolation and alienation of remote learning is even worse this semester for my…
January 29, 2021
Unleashing the Talent of the Next Generation
We witnessed the immense talent and passion of the next generation when Amanda Gorman, the…
December 18, 2020
New Beginnings
As the first vaccines are administered in the US this week, we have reason to…
November 19, 2020
Together We Go Far
As we approach Thanksgiving and take stock of what we are most thankful for, what…
October 29, 2020
Cultivating Moments of Joy
KID Museum turned six this week, and like most six year olds I know, we…
September 24, 2020
The Power of Resilience
This year has challenged all of us in ways that we never could have imagined.…
August 25, 2020
Welcome to the Future of School: Introducing Make it! Classroom
It may be hard to remember a time when ZOOM wasn’t part of our daily…
July 22, 2020
Partnering to Combat Summer Learning Loss in the DMV
We’ve all heard it said, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” The same…
June 24, 2020
Making it a Summer of Learning
Over the past several weeks, as I’ve watched my family, my neighbors, and my colleagues…
May 28, 2020
Future-Sensing Our Way to Deeper Impact
When KID Museum celebrated its fifth year since opening its doors last October, it marked…
