Noticing Matters

a place of pause and consideration for matters of noticing

essays by Melissa A. Butler

What began with essays of how and why noticing matters (in value and relevance) has grown into an exploration of expanded notions of matter. No separation of physical-spiritual, real-imagined, us-them, memory-dream. This moment calls us into new ways of sculpting with matters we are learning to see and feel and be again.

It’s all matter. And it all matters.

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Posts in learning

Four questions to ask about tech (and AI) products

innovation, learning, education, AI productsMelissa A. ButlerOctober 1, 2019technology, children's learning, AI, motivation

5 ways to turn “I’m bored” into powerful learning

How do we support all children to grow their own engagement in learning from inside themselves? One specific first step we can practice in order to support more intrinsically motivated learning is to teach children how to grapple with their feelings of boredom. Here are some ways to start (and none of them requires buying anything new).

education, learning, boredom, innovation, trustMelissa A. ButlerAugust 22, 2019reimagining projectboredom, learning, education, notice, slow, innovation, thinking, educators