I’m excited to start this new section to my creativity website that will feature creative, innovative educational companies and ideas. Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, administrator, family member, or friend, you can have a positive influence on a child or youth’s academic process. In fact, learning infused with fun is contagious for kids of …
Hold onto the Feather of Fate
I once found a little feather in my classroom. From out of nowhere, the feather floated down until it landed upon my desk. I immediately thought about the movie, “Forest Gump,” and the little feather that floated around him as he sat on the bench. I understood the floating feather to be symbolic of the …
Hope is the thing with…
Emily Dickinson wrote “Hope is the thing with feathers,” but I wonder whether hope is also the thing with clay feet. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “feet of clay,” a metaphor that describes our humanness and vulnerability. READ ENTIRE POST...
A Modern Day Tragedy
“A writer uses words, a musician notes, an artist visual perceptions, and all need some knowledge of the techniques of their crafts. But a creative individual intuitively sees possibilities for transforming ordinary data into a new creation, transcendent over the mere raw materials.” –Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain I work in …
Coming to grips with our humanness.
Recently, I awoke with a statement running through my dream, "Coming to grips with our humanness." In the dream, I saw one of my students holding the small green and navy blue airplane he gave to me a couple of weeks ago. The airplane propeller has a rubber band attached and my students love to wind it and then …
“Waiting for Superman”
As a parent and an educator, I say we "all" pull together to help our nation's children become successful. Here is a snippet of my post on my educational blog: Imparting the Spirit of Superman I do not believe that any school or educational system should be our children’s Superman. Inspiring the spirit of a child …
Students of the Digital Age
Anyone else concerned for our youth and public education? Today's post on my ed-tech blog features the revolutionary changes occurring. Here is a snippet... Students of the Digital Age "The true mark of a leader is the ability to maintain high standards while making room for personal ownership...and I'm not speaking about adults here." Over …
Tips for the Digitally Challenged
“Keeping up with the Joneses” is not a problem in my life. Keeping up with emails is. I don’t have time to worry whether my neighbor’s purchases or lifestyle preferences trumps me. On evenings and weekends, this emerging writer has chair in one hand and whip in the other trying to tame the email beast. …
Day 58 The Eclectic Blogger
"In Search of my Blogging Identity Quest" will round month nine at the end of September with the first post dated January 1, 2010. This journey began from a desire to find out what kind of blog I would like to have. I knew this decision would result from my personal identity exploration. I find a definite identity emerging. …
JoDee Luna Art 