I just finished working on the Album Artwork for The Crane Wives , who are releasing their sister albums in August! I've worked with them on all three albums, and it's been really inspiring to not only grow in my image making with them, but to see and hear them grow as we

Here are some ideas for project status reports. The 1 Pager On this one I am trying to communicate all the important stuff on a single page. At the top I’ve got how we are doing for time, money and…

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I have posted before about the end of the school year and how I sing camp songs with my kiddos. They love it and can't wait for the end of April to start singing these crazy, silly, hysterical songs! It has become a much anticipated tradition! Here are a few I recently learned and my students love! 1. Alligator This is serious fun here, folks! Dramatize the first call and response part and then really let loose with the craziness on the "alligator" chorus part. You can see it in action on the youtube video below the music. 2. Big Camp Mambo I love (almost) anything with syncopation and this one has it in spades! 3. Boom Chicka Boom This is the first one I always teach them and I can't tell you how much they LOVE it. The sillier you are, the more they will love it! We start with the traditional while performing a patsch, clap pattern, then we do their favorite "styles": Girly style (high voice, pretend to fix hair, put makeup on, fan your face, etc.) Muscle Man (make bodybuilding gestures and use "Arnold" voice.. y'know what I mean!) Underwater (speak the chant and move pointer finger up and and down on lips very fast) Baby Style (a goo goo ga goo goo ga... high baby voice) Barnyard Style (I said a moo chicka moo... I said a milk chicka moo, chicka milk, chicka moo) Surfer Dude (I said a dude chicka dude.. I said a whoa, chicka, narly, chicka wave, chicka dude) Opera Style (use your imagination) Grandpa Style (use your imagination, yes, again) Parent Style (I said a room, go to your room... I said a room, go to your room, don't come out until next June) Star Wars Style (OH, they LOVE this one and I always end with it! I said a zzzzt chicka zzzzt... I said a Luke I am your Father, join the dark side chicka doom.. end with "Jedi" instead of "uh huh" and "Dark Side" instead of "oh yeah" and then I end with "The Force Be With You". WINNER!!!

Sorry for the long delay between posts. Work has really gotten in the way of my having fun lately! I've had this particular project in my h...

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Find out how to get students interested in Greek Mythology gods and goddesses analysis excercise by using the biography project. This is an engaging and memorable student-collaboration activity. You can use this for The Odyssey, The Lightning Thief, Hercules, ancient history, Greek theater, Greek civilization, or for a fun mythology unit.

I've done a lot of reading about habits that lead to wealth and success. Without a doubt, the number-one recommendation is to become proactive. Here's how.

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Learn to use the MoSCoW prioritisation technique with this helpful article. MoSCoW analysis, or the MoSCoW method is ideal for anyone working on agile projects. Click here to read.

In one of my article, I talked about “Roles and Responsibilities of a Project Manager”. In that article, I mentioned more about a PM’s duties related to project execution. In a ve…

Honour thy father and thy mother. London based illustrator Maria Tiurina has created this illustration for INDIE magazine’s anniversary issue. The issue

Um! I’ve worked with sigils before but this is the first time I’ve made my own...and I think it’s important that try! I’m still getting a feel for a method to contemplate design, but these came pretty...

I'm so excited to finally share this activity with you! I'm sure you've heard of the show Minute To Win It from NBC. I'm not a huge game show fan but this one did spark

This started off as a meme blog (still submit funny memes please and make the people laugh), at the moment though it's more of an anxiety sufferer haven, or something of the like. I would hope that in an anxious moment you could scroll down this page and find something that helps you. I...

I'm back!!! Sorry for the gap in posts. The end of the year was a bit crazy for many reasons and blogging had to be put on the back burner...

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As we studied levers as part of our middle school science lessons, we had some questions, so we performed experiments to find the answers. Here's what we found.

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Julie Walters and Rupert Grint together again — what more could you want?!

I’ve recently done some interviews with lower-wage, hourly-paid workers (who are parents) as part of a side project. One component I would add to this VPC in the future is the pains/gains of other…

Tech staff developer and education author A.J. Juliani introduces 20% time, a variation on the traditional class schedule that allows students to follow their passions.

Since reading Mind in the Making , I've been fascinated with Carol Dweck's research into fixed vs growth mindsets and how we as art...

The Hermit and The Wheel of Fortune. I really need to pace myself more with these. At the rate I've been going, I'm causing myself a lot of pain. 😔