by Ari Yares | Apr 26, 2016 | Design Thinking, Writings
I had some routine blood work done the other day and it just wasn’t fun. Now I wasn’t expecting Disney World, but there was nothing in the experience that made me think of myself as anything other than a human pin cushion. The room was sterile, the chair...
by Ari Yares | Apr 17, 2016 | 21st Century Learning, School Psychology
In our kitchen at home, my oldest has started cooking which means teaching her how to measure her ingredients. Generally, this is an easy process because we know what the ingredients are and the kitchen is stocked with a collection of useful measuring tools. It also...
by Ari Yares | Apr 14, 2016 | 21st Century Learning
In cleaning up my digital life, I recently stumbled across my notes from when I was an instructor at Temple University’s College of Education in educational technology. Given that I last taught this course well over a decade ago, most of the tools that we...
by Ari Yares | Apr 4, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Ever wondered what would happen if you attached a Fitbit to your toddler or infant? Or thought about how useful it would be for a sensor to live in your baby’s bottom that notified you when you needed to change the diaper? These dreams aren’t for the...
by Ari Yares | Mar 30, 2016 | School Leadership
Let’s face it. Most organizations have limited funds available for professional development and growth. It doesn’t matter that the organization has the professional growth of the staff as one of its core values. It doesn’t matter that good...
by Ari Yares | Mar 22, 2016 | Crisis Management
Today, I rode the DC Metro for the first time since the shutdown. I can’t say that the experience was uniquely different from before the Metro’s management decided to stop all train service for more than 24 hours. My colleagues were, of course, interested...
by Ari Yares | Mar 16, 2016 | Writings
Self confession. I might have gone on a rant in that last post about the Barbie Dreamhouse. Maybe. I recently listened to an episode of Adam Savage’s podcast that was discussing things seen at CES among other topics. Somehow the topic of internet connected water...
by Ari Yares | Mar 16, 2016 | Crisis Management
It began with shock. Quick whispered conversations and then it was all over social media. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) was shutting down all trains for more than 24 hours beginning at midnight on March 16. Emergency inspections...
by Ari Yares | Mar 8, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Unlike my childhood home, my house is covered in bits and pieces of Barbie and other doll accessories. As the oldest of four boys, I’m still getting used to the infusion of dolls and other traditional girl toys. I’m frequently amazed at the way my children...
by Ari Yares | Oct 19, 2015 | 21st Century Learning
I’m not sure if you notice, but the number of ways that we can communicate with each other has exploded almost exponentially. Here’s a short rundown of the tools that I’ve used to communicate with others in the past week or so: E-mail Texting Google...
