
Checking in: How are your first days back to school?
Most of you are probably back in school by now and getting to know your students. How are things going so far? Have you mentioned PAGES? What are students saying […]
Most of you are probably back in school by now and getting to know your students. How are things going so far? Have you mentioned PAGES? What are students saying […]
I love how this artist took Ira’s words and used them visually. Т Ira and I are on a first name basis because he is my nerd crush. Hope you enjoy […]
Will Paula Hayes be here? Is something like this even an option?? 😀 http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2011/04/11/living-art-moma-teens-collaborate-with-artist-paula-hayes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/garden/03terrarium.html
This is a collection of online art from The Great Depression.Т I made a Power Point with a few of the pieces, and I am going to use them as […]
Here’s a link to my website. I try to keep it updated. Т Usually the front page has one of my newest pieces. Im looking forward to working with all of […]
Here’s the Powerpoint, with info on the Builders, Great Depression, and mortgage crisis: Teacher Powerpoint presentation
We talked about a This American Life that really outlines the housing crisis and how it happened. Т It also discusses the personal stories of those affected. Т Here are the links: […]
Here is the article from the September 2011 issue of The Atlantic about the Great Recession’s effects on the American middle class. Thanks Wendy! Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
Here is an article from the BBC in which Paul Mason retraces the journey of the Joads from Oklahoma to California in the context of the current recession. In Steinbeck’s […]
Little Things Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water. Streaks of it ran down from the little shoulder-high window that faced the backyard. […]
Here are a few links related to the subprime mortgage and lending crisis, that might be helpful in examining the economic content of the Builders show: Alan Greenspan 2008 Testimony […]
This video is about a local artist and his unique civic pride project. The project could “fit” into categories of street art, environmentalism, activism…all sorts of fun stuff. And it’s […]
The link below provides students a unique way to define vocabulary words. Visual connections emerge between a word’s definition and associated terms or ideas. The colors and arrangement often prove […]
One idea from the Pages resources was the “Six Word Story.” Т This is an activity that I have also done with my students as an introduction at the beginning of […]