28 Sep 2019
How Do You Teach Creativity?

How Do You Teach Creativity?

EPISODE SUMMARY Working with students on creative projects is challenging. What exactly is creativity and how do you teach it? What role does structure and deadlines play in the creative process? How do we guide students in collaborating together on creative work? What's the importance of self-assessment and peer assessments? How subjective or objective should our assessment as teachers be? EPISODE NOTES A conversation on Facebook with my friend Jake led me to ponder the nature of teaching kids how to do creative work. Jake Ritter is a broadcast journalism teacher and John Mulvany is an artist and art teacher…
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18 Apr 2018
What Does Being A Creator Mean To Me?

What Does Being A Creator Mean To Me?

Nick Nimmin asked his audience 'What does it mean to be a creator to you?' I share my thoughts :) Music by: Yppah - https://yppah.bandcamp.com/ https://youtu.be/zTCHoWLeKnY
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30 Dec 2015
Art Is Theft – Entry 1

Art Is Theft – Entry 1

I've been vlogging a lot lately.  I got inspired by a guy name Casey Neistat.  He was the first vlogger I watched that I didn't get bored by (most of them are just people talking to their camera for 15 minutes).  He made his vlogs pretty cinematic (like here and here).  I've always been one who video taped the things going on around me, especially in college, but I didn't make nearly as many movies out of those videos as I had hoped.  Seeing his vlog though sparked some ideas on how to creatively share stories of everyday life. A comment was left…
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08 Nov 2013
Ambiance, Decibels, and Dancing in The Classroom

Ambiance, Decibels, and Dancing in The Classroom

Studying sound recording technology in college wasn’t necessarily the best preparation for an aspiring teacher, but I've tried to find ways to incorporate the things I learned and enjoyed from the world of sound engineering into education.  Here’s three audio related tools and tips I’ve found helpful in my classroom. Bloom I enjoy having calming music playing during times of quiet or silent work, but I don’t like the idea of having only a couple CD’s or tracks of calming music.  Playing them over and over gets old.  I’ve tried online radio, but the advertisements that come up on Pandora,…
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26 Jul 2013
Diminishing Your Creativity By Reading Too Much?

Diminishing Your Creativity By Reading Too Much?

I've never been much of a reader. I never even wanted to read the GOOD books in high school; I got CliffsNotes for Lord of the Flies. The book was only like 80 pages and the plot even intrigued me, but I just couldn't bring myself to sit and read. Around the time I started college, I began to explore my faith in Christianity further. In addition to the books of the Bible, I actually began to read books on different faith-related topics and would write a written reflection on some of the things I was learning. Unlike reading, journaling…
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