Joy is an Intervention
It’s such a simple phrase but I find it so powerful. Joy is an intervention. It’s so freeing. My…
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Blank Notebooks
We tend to think of schooling in terms of units quarters or semesters However, these are not usually…
Making Choices
In choice based classrooms, it always has to be remembered that learning to make good, smart choices is often…
One Thing
In his blog posted titled, The wasteful fraud of sorting for youth meritocracy: Stop Stealing Dreams, Seth Godin asks,…
Set. Show. Support. See.
In many schools, new programs or initiatives are often implemented as a short-term fix to a problem. There is…
My Art Standards
My Art Standards Student can engage the creative process. Student can share thinking through conversation and/or work. Student can…
5 Skills Students Can Practice by Viewing Art
Viewing art can help students to practice several key academic skills. Incorporate Art Viewing with your students to practice…
Time to Tinker
I’ve been tinkering with the idea of tinkering. This is where my tinkering has led… Beyond teaching literacy…
Arts as Exploration
I grew up believing that art was about self-expression. I see art differently now. Art, I have…
Ten More Things I Wish Teachers Knew
Ten Things I Wish Teachers Knew Joyful engagement is the ultimate goal. Listen more than you talk. Quiet classrooms…