I took this picture of period 4 at work on Wednesday as I was explaining how to take a panorama picture to one of the kids using the computer center. So this is a group of 8th graders all busy…
Setting up the Studio Challenge 2014
Category: Teacher Resources
Studio Challenge
Inspired by MANY of my sessions at NAEA, I have created a Modified TAB Unit for my 8th graders. I attended many TAB related sessions and got reinspired to integrate these ideas into my classroom. Assignments had become more and more…
Moving at the Speed of Technology
I have been blogging about my classroom and lessons for 14 years now and in that time technology has changed so fast! With everything we have to do in the classroom to provide those excellent learning experiences it is hard…
The Door Movie Project and Teacher Resources
The American Film Institute created a great student film curriculum that I have been using with my 8th grade digital video arts classes. In this assignment the kids had to shoot a film in a small group. the requirements were:…
2011-2012 Themes
I have already been thinking about themes for next year, especially after the NAEA conference. “Celebrate Diversity†the PTA theme of course. Teacher Portraits: The teacher portraits with the 7th graders went SO well this year I am going to…