09/10 ~ thinking forward

Art is all around you

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:25:10 -0400

“Art is very personal for many teens – especially if their bodies and their world are the canvas. For associate art education professor Lorrie Blair, this changing palette is presenting colourful new ways to teach art.”

Art is all around you - Concordia Journal - Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

a bird in the hand is worth the hand you chop off

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:24:59 -0400

found via @sharon_elin Dove and Axe send mixed messages.

Intended Consequences

Make research easier - firefox extensions

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:49:01 -0400

I try to get all of my students to use Firefox. It’s just better than IE. Hands down.

25 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for e-Learners

Agreed. Remember to do this on a regular...

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:51:35 -0400

Agreed. Remember to do this on a regular basis.

nezua:

awesomerandomness:

(via maluna)

so important.

Flickr: The Commons

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:17:41 -0400

Flickr: The Commons via kwout

From the page:

“

The Commons was launched on January 16 2008, when we released our pilot project in partnership with The Library of Congress. Both Flickr and the Library were overwhelmed by the positive response to the project! Thank you!

The program has two main objectives:

To increase access to publicly-held photography collections, and
To provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge. (Then watch what happens when they do!)”

This could be an interesting history project I am sure.

Flickr: The Commons

I like this for art class… oxx: Daily Type is a “creative...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:30:50 -0400

I like this for art class…

oxx:

Daily Type is a “creative project run by several Russian type designers. day by day, they create original typefaces and post their results along with routine.”

The Watkinson Garden

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:32:00 -0400

[cross-posted at Leading From the Heart]

During our conversation on climate change, Marcy Webb told me about a girl named Mary, a high school student who “…has chosen to devote her summer to sustainability. She is helping to cultivate an herb and veggie garden, on the school grounds. The goal is that the bounty from the garden will be used in the preparation of lunch meals at the school. She is maintaining a blog.”

So this post is about that blog. The blog is a diary of what she is doing to take care of the garden on a daily basis, though there is no description of why she is doing it. For that, I will trust Marcy’s description above :) I’d like to find more examples of initiatives like these to share with my students, not to mention to remind me about everything that continues to inspire me as a teacher. Do you know of any? Please share! Here is a sample from Mary’s blog, Watkinson Garden:

Day 14!

Today I went to school and spent my time weeding along the entrance. I also deadheaded flowers around campus, once again there was no reason to water the plants because the rain we have been having.

Very simple gestures that make such an impact.

Al Gore at TED2008

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:29 -0400

Al Gore’s new thinking on the climate crisis | Video on TED.com

Forget that last one, this is a bit more current.

15 ways to avert climate crisis - Al Gore

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:52:11 -0400

Al Gore on averting climate crisis | Video on TED.com

Rememberiing why I do what I do

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:53:06 -0400

Free Technology for Teachers: DL Hughley Reminds Us Why We Teach

Also video of Taylor Mali

"Reading to Kids Who Are Old Enough to Shave. Although often overlooked, read-alouds are a great way..."

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:40:08 -0400

“Reading to Kids Who Are Old Enough to Shave.
Although often overlooked, read-alouds are a great way to get teens hooked on books
By Candy Blessing — School Library Journal, 4/1/2005”

- Reading to Kids Who Are Old Enough to Shave - 4/1/2005 - School Library Journal

extra time ideas

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:40:22 -0400

Teacher Magazine: Teaching Secrets: How to Use Leftover Class Time Wisely

Blog post - some ideas in the comments, as well.

“My thoughts (and theirs) fall into seven categories: Review, Summarize, Relate, Reflect, Intellectually Challenge, Technologically Engage, and (a student favorite) Chill.”

Jean-Michel, Jean-Michel… Luckily we can see one or 2 of...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:47:10 -0400

Jean-Michel, Jean-Michel… Luckily we can see one or 2 of his paintings at the Musee des Beaux-Arts, because we will definitely be working him into art class.

nezua:

wocsurvivalkit:

Your crazy is my crazy, dear.

that’s the sweetest thing i’ve been told in years, querida.

"Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life."

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:42:00 -0400

“Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.”

- Isaac Bashevis Singer (via nezua)

Possible CW reading...er...listening :)

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:40:00 -0400

Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson

Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson on Audio Download, MP3 Download, Online Audio, Audio Download 2 - Free Audio via kwout

"The Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia provide for specific limits on the amount of..."

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:22:00 -0400

“The Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia provide for specific limits on the amount of copyrighted works that may be used.
* For motion media -(e.g., video clips) up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less.
* For text- up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever less.
* For poems - o up to 250 words. o Three poem limit per poet o Five poem limit by different poets from an anthology.
* For music - up to 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less.
* For photos and images o Up to 5 works from one author. o Up to 10% or 15 works, whichever is less, from a collection.
* Database information— up to 10% or 2,500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less. (from Copyright Bay)”

- Steven’s PLN: Fair Use

Wonder if this is applicable across borders. I’ll need to check that out.

love how this shows shift. oxx: spread from a 14-page hand-bound...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:56:00 -0400

love how this shows shift.

oxx:

spread from a 14-page hand-bound book by Tom van de Velde, exploring themes of linguistic divides: dialogue, volume, confusion, interaction & more.

Can Science and Religion Co-Exist in Harmony?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 -0400

“It’s a different sort of picture than you’re used to, where instead of looking from the side, you’re looking down the barrel of the double helix. It’s quite a beautiful picture that way, and I think this is a provocative pair of images to introduce the main topic this morning, which is, are those two worldviews that you see there incompatible? On the left is the rose window of Westminster Cathedral, a beautiful stained glass window, and on the right, a picture of DNA.” Francis Collins

Can Science and Religion Co-Exist in Harmony? - Pew Research Center

found via @cburell

Could be an interesting topic for Ethics and Religious Culture, or maybe Contemporary World. Imagine the beauties we can create in Art.

Have I mentioned that I’m starting to really dig my workload for next year?

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your..."

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:08:00 -0400

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

- Marcus Aurelius (via nezua)

BoostUp.org

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:00 -0400

BoostUp

I want to show these videos to my students, have them reflect on their own journey to graduation.