The National Day on Writing (October 20), an initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English, is built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration. For ten years, hundreds of thousands of people share their...

The National Day on Writing (October 20), an initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English, is built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration. For years, hundreds of thousands of people share their...

Today is the "Powers of 10 Day." It is October 10th or 10/10. I'd like to share three great visualizations for this "Big Idea." 1. Zoom, by Istvan Banyai is set to music. 2. Watch the famous Powers of Ten by Jerry Becker. He does an amazing job of zooming out and in...

Did you know... The brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park eat a year's worth of food in around six months. That food is primarily salmon, which bulks up the bears for hibernation. At this point in the year, they've transformed from smaller, hungry bears to...

Good Grief! Over five decades, artist and writer, Charles M. Schulz drew 17, 897 Peanuts comic strips.  His first comic was published over 73 years ago on October 2nd in seven newspapers. "In the four-panel cartoon, Charlie Brown waves to two other children, Shermy...