I kind of want to re-do this video, but with just social dances.
Six Things I learned at House Dance Conference Bay Area
This weekend I went to House Dance Conference Bay Area, a three day celebration of the art of house dancing. Sponsored by MVMT Dance Studio in Berkeley, the event featured competitions, dance parties and dance classes. Best of all, it was completely free! I've been to a number of different kinds of dance weekends, from swing to…
Irish and Bay Area Kids Learn to Code Together at the Cal Academy
On Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences hosted a fun coding workshop for middle schoolers that I helped facilitate. The occasion was the visit of five young programmers from Cork, Ireland to the Bay Area, along with the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, and various other dignitaries from Ireland. The sponsoring organization was called CoderDojo,…
Cal Academy of Sciences in NY Times Article on Bringing Museums Online
The California Academy of Sciences got a nice mention in a recent article in the New York Times on how museums are increasing their reach via offering lectures and other experiences online. "Another innovator is the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. In January it began offering an online biodiversity course, devised for teachers and…
My Dad and I: Hair Twins!
Look at these handsome gents!
Global Kids: Celebrating 25 Years Transforming Urban Teens into Global Leaders!
I had the pleasure of working at Global Kids in NYC for a couple of years, as part of their Online Leadership Program, where I learned so much about youth development, digital learning, and teen leadership. I definitely would not be where I am today without the experiences and connections I made at Global Kids….
“This Connected Life” : Fostering Youth Voice in Local Learning Networks (video)
This past weekend, I had the honor of MCing a fun panel discussion among educators in three locales in the US on the topic of fostering youth voice in local learning networks. If you are a local educator and looking for ways to better serve your youth community, I recommend that you check out the…
SwingNation Episode 46: Interview with Makers of “History of Caucasian Dancing”
Win a Free Pass to the Frankie100 Festival in NYC!
We at Yehoodi.com are so excited to announce that we are giving away two free passes to the Frankie 100 Festival, happening from May 22-26, 2014 in New York City. The Frankie100 Festival of course is going to be the lindy hop event of the year, if not the decade, with a couple of…
Speaking at DML2014 in Boston Next Week!
The Digital Media and Learning conference is one of my favorite professional events of the year. DML gathers several hundred of the leading practitioners, researchers and supporters of the field of digital learning for an intense three days of sharing, discussions, and strategizing. It's like an extended family for me, after many years of participating….