Space, Shapes and the Silences Between
“When he heard music, he no longer listened to the notes, but the silences between.Т When he read a book, he gave himself over to the commas and semicolons, to […]
More Fascinating Objects…
During these pre-visits, I’ve been so struck by how students are able to generate funny, redemptive, sad, wise, and downright profound responses to visual objects. Here’s aТ couple of lovely momentsТ from […]
Poetry as Community: The Power of Asking
“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference.” —David Oxberg Pablo Neruda in his charming TheТ Book of Questions asks: What color is […]
The Language of Touch: Tangible Poetry
I’ve been thinking a lot about tangibility lately. Why is it important to touch objects?What does their tactility express? What does it mean that to holdТ something is know it in […]
Object Poems for the Classroom
Gorgeous poems for classroom analysis surrounding the importance of personal artifact. Lovely reflections on identity, relationship, and heritage via objects. Video Credit: Red Room Company
What Would You Take from the Burning House?
Joy Sullivan, poet, teacher and Pages Artist-in-Residence shared “The Story We Tell With Our Stuff” on theТ Pages blogТ a few months ago. TheТ On BeingТ post features TheТ Burning House, a project where people […]
Blogging Challenge, Identity and Picassoheads
Task One: This week’s Edublog’s blogging challenge asks us to reflect on our online identity compared to our “real life” identity. Т On my blog site and on Twitter, I tend […]
“If we all had exactly the same kind of mind…”
“…and there was only one kind of intelligence, then we could teach everybody the same thing in the same way and assess them in the same way and that would […]
Process, Play and Celebration: Writing Our Way Through
In my last post, I outlined the importance of process. Now,Т I’dТ like to consider ways we can incorporate and celebrate it in our classrooms. Lately, I’ve been enchanted by some of […]
“The Object Lesson” Writing Prompt Ideas
“What things are, and what they are doing, depends on where and when they are doing it. If, then, the definition of a thing or event must include a definition […]
The Metamorphosis of a Poem: Validating Process
Often, it’s easy to see in any work of art the unattainable glow of perfection. It’s easy to believe the artist sat down and produced their masterpiece without breaking a […]
Mindfulness Strategies to Provide Self-Care
As we move through this first month or two of school, Т I wanted to revisit the conversation of your own self-care as teachers, and specifically explore how you are incorporating […]
Object as Symbol: Celebrating the Story
A beautifulТ narrative on theТ power of a piece of chocolate to expose and reflect our ownТ humanity. Image: Human le film
Are Our Objects Alive?
In our round table discussion today, we talked about what “secret lives” objects might have. Here is an example. Т Enjoy! – Brandi image: portable.tv
A Take On Speaking and Listening
ELA teachers sometimes gloss over the CCSS’s Speaking and Listening standards. Based on conversations with friends who employ 18-25 year-olds, this is evident in some graduates’ job performance. Our task […]
The Pages Program (Wexner Center for the Arts) 