Why am I an artist? Our daughters posed this question to me earlier this week as I was trying a new way to create. I am always amazed by the way paint works and saw some interesting acrylic pours at our local farmer’s market leading me to try this new method and I asked our…
Category: mistakes
Ideas Floating Around
I sit in the twilight of morning wondering what kind of ideas might be heard today. As dark as our world is at times, I know there are ideas floating around in the minds of our students, just waiting to see the sunshine. How will those ideas come to see the light of day when…
The Challenge: _________________
Fill in the blank of the title. What challenge are your students facing today. I’ve found that no matter how we talk about a growth mindset, reflection, planning, and affirmation my students are struggling. Learning is a continuum and I need to continue to understand that the continuum is wide, especially with 9 year olds. …
Small Cubes, Huge Opportunities
Throughout the last year I have been experimenting with the game based creation tool called Bloxels and I have been blown away by the possibilities. What amazes me the most are the attitudes of the students as they receive feedback from their peers and revise their game creations. These little blocks pack an amazingly powerful…
Wow! Thanks for sharing that Mistake!
I’ve been listening to the My Bad podcast recently created by Jon Harper and reflecting on how we can make these mistakes, that are all inherent in the learning process, be owned by our students. Think about all the mistakes we make throughout the day, how we reflect on those, and turn them into successes….
Curiosity, Exploration, Wonder 