Flipping the Classroom
As we get back into the new school year I can’t help but think about the amazing changes that are slowly making their way through the education systems of the world. With the rise of STEM, STEaM, forest schools and flipped classrooms, there are more options than ever for children to find their talents and […]
Travel Tuesday! Angkor Wat
Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today we are visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm4RQez9rug Thanks for stopping by! -Erin
The New Mythologies
There are books and games in the world that are getting to be just as cemented in the general psyche as the mythologies of old. Where we once had Virgil and Homer, today we have JK Rowling and G.R.R. Martin. While I might personally be more familiar with traditional mythology than the average person through […]
Favourite moments of Summer
This summer seems to have gone by so quickly. Between an intensive day job and writing most evenings and weekends, the days slipped past almost without my knowing. Much of the summer has been devoted to work, but there are a few times where we took some moments and devoted them to exploring the world […]
National Park Service – 100 Years
Today is the 100th Anniversary of the United States National Park Service. It seems a little odd that it took so long to come into existence considering 12 National Parks were established prior to the creation of the National Park Service. Either way I’m glad a system of protection for the national parks exists. While […]
Undertale and the Future of Gaming
If you’ve lived under a rock through 2015 you may not have heard of Undertale. It’s a videogame that basically turns the traditional concept of gaming on its head. When the general public things of videogames, chances are things like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and other expensive, violent games come to mind. There […]
This Day in History – Battle of Bosworth Field
It’s my Birthday today! I decided to switch my Throwback Thursday post to today since it’s the anniversary of a really neat historical event. I absolutely adore Tudor history and for years I devoured information and historical fiction books about it. When I was taking a history class in University about the Tudors I learned […]
Favourite YouTuber Spotlight – Chase Holfelder
Hey guys, It is time for me to share Chase Holfelder with you! He has an amazing voice with a lot of power and creativity behind his music. He has a really interesting series on his channel that takes popular songs and redoes them in the minor key, which gives them a deep, eerie quality. […]
Throwback Thursday – I Am No Witch
The Salem Witch trials are really weird. It’s basically a town that got swept up into hysteria, potentially the product of consumption of fungus that causes hallucinations and then the hallucinations were used as evidence in a court of law. One thing you have to consider about the witch trials is where they were and […]
CRISPR – Talking about tech
Technology is changing the world in new and amazing ways every day. The one in particular I’d like to introduce you to today is called CRISPR. The shortest explanation is that it allows genetic manipulation quickly, economically and more effectively than all previous technologies. The idea might seem unnatural or scary to some people, but […]