The Four E’s of Creativity

The Four E’s of Creativity

The following post is a much longer post than we usually share on #4ocf. However, if you teach a creative domain, your district is discussing creativity and how to foster…
Momentum

Momentum

  Momentum is built out of moments.   Trevor (@trevorabryan)
Good Teaching, Good Living

Good Teaching, Good Living

  Be curious. Foster curiosity. Quench curiosity. Foster the quenching of curiosity. This is good teaching. This is good living.   Trevor (@trevorabryan)
Are the Arts Important?

Are the Arts Important?

  There is always a lot of chatter about whether the arts are important. The arts are all the ways that  humans have developed to communicate effectively with one another.…
Artists Are

Artists Are

  Artists are explorers. They look for new ways of making, of seeing, of being.   Artists are connectors. Their art helps them connect to themselves, their peers, their community…
Ya Gotta Teach Em How to Staple

Ya Gotta Teach Em How to Staple

  When I was a student teacher, some twenty odd years ago, One of the teachers I was working with told me a story.  The gist of it was that…
Success

Success

  In his most recent book, Keep Going, Austin Kleon defines success as having his days look the way he wants them to.  I love this definition and have been…
Make Your Mark

Make Your Mark

  September 15ish is International Dot Day, which is a celebration of creativity inspired by the story, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. One of Peter’s mantras that he earnestly…
Bad Days

Bad Days

  I know that each day won’t go perfectly. I know that there will be days this coming school year that will be hard, challenging and even bad. Students will…