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Disney as Text
Reimagining learning and life with inspiration from "The Most Magical Place on Earth" This past October, I was honored to serve as the...

Thomas Riddle
Jan 11, 20225 min read
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Welcome to the Show!
Join us each week for inspiring conversations held at the crossroads of education and design and discover techniques and ideas for...

Thomas Riddle
Jul 6, 20207 min read
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May the 4th be with You!
Celebrate Star Wars Day with your students by sharing with them some of the powerful lessons that can be learned through the stories of...

Thomas Riddle
May 1, 20203 min read
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"What Makes You Better Than Others?"
A growing societal trend brings back memories of lessons taught to high school students about the importance of recognizing and honoring...

Thomas Riddle
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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Take a Crash Course in Creativity with "Imagineering in a Box"
Learn to dream, design and create like an Imagineer in this interactive and highly entertaining course from Disney and Khan Academy.

Thomas Riddle
Apr 11, 20203 min read
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Blast Off to Adventure with NASA at Home
Explore the universe with these free, family-friendly resources from NASA that are sure to inspire kids of all ages.

Thomas Riddle
Apr 2, 20204 min read
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A Galaxy of Learning with Star Wars Kids
Younglings of all ages will have hours of fun learning and making with these free Star Wars resources from Disney and Lucasfilm.

Thomas Riddle
Mar 24, 20204 min read
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Explore Your World with Disneynature
Explore your world through the exciting films of Disneynature.

Thomas Riddle
Mar 21, 20207 min read
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Running Against the Crowd
How comfortable are you in standing against the crowd, striking out on a new path that may run contrary to what is comfortable or popular?

Thomas Riddle
Feb 20, 20203 min read
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Indiana Jones and the Power of Story
Never underestimate the power of a well-told story to engage and educate learners of all ages, especially when it involves popular...

Thomas Riddle
Feb 10, 20203 min read
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To All Who Come to this Happy Place, Welcome
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome!” With those words, Walt Disney introduced the world to Disneyland. And with those same...

Thomas Riddle
Feb 3, 20202 min read
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Building a Better Droid...and Imagination
Breaking out a vintage Star Wars playset to promote the Force for Change contest not only brings back memories but also serves as a reminder

Thomas Riddle
Oct 26, 20193 min read
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Moving Beyond the Curtain
We all tend to wear masks to some degree at various points in our lives to hide who we truly are from others. Yet the more we try to hide fr

Thomas Riddle
Aug 15, 20193 min read
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The Ability to Speak does not Make You Intelligent
When Qui-gon Jinn first meets Jar Jar Binks in the swamps of Naboo in The Phantom Menace, he has just saved him from being crushed by a...

Thomas Riddle
Jul 16, 20192 min read
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The Delusion of Persecution
One of the most difficult things for many leaders to accept is criticism. Having assumed a position of authority, it’s easy to believe...

Thomas Riddle
Jul 14, 20191 min read
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Reading, Writing and Arithmetic...and Everything under the Sun
For those who are not in the field of education, this is something for you to consider. Those who are, are already well aware but may...

Thomas Riddle
May 2, 20194 min read
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The Dark Side of Power
In the stories of the Star Wars saga, the universal struggle of good versus evil is exemplified in the conflicts that erupt between the...

Thomas Riddle
Mar 14, 20193 min read
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Welcome to The Matrix
"You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you...

Thomas Riddle
Jan 30, 20193 min read
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Currahee!
In the award-winning HBO series, “Band of Brothers,” we are introduced to the men of Easy Company as they begin their training as...

Thomas Riddle
Jan 22, 20193 min read
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Empowering Students with Design Thinking
During a two-week design thinking project, middle-school students drew on their empathy for homeless people to design and build a prototype

Thomas Riddle
Jan 10, 20195 min read
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