One of my goals this summer is to work on my portfolio. Since I dont have a specialty this has always been a challenge for me. I like a little bit of everything: photography, drawing, painting, clay,...
On a bike, it was easy to follow the crowd along the path of the unity walk. It was an incredible way to commemorate the one year anniversary of the tornado. The crowd was so colorful, wearing variou...
80 Days after, two days after. One year after. The day after, 80 days after. One year after. Last week, I went on a little walking tour of some of the destroyed areas. It was right at sunset and I tr...
One year ago today, I remember that the weather was absolutely perfect the entire afternoon.I remember having that this day is too good to be true feeling. Because the winter had been so harsh and th...
This was one of my favorite school years ever. It was the first year in a long time that I did not have a student teacher....and I really feel a strong connection to my sweet kindergarteners that wil...
The end of the year is my favorite.I love how relaxed everyone is and how relieved I feel to wrap up another year.Yesterday, a popsicle reward party was planned for students to celebrate positive beh...
Even though I am not at all athletically inclined and would never endeavor to be a physical education teacher, I happily got to assist the P.E. teacher by watching his classes while he set up f...
After seeing this post, from Organized Chaos, I could not get the idea of a group mural out of my head. Even though I have had my end-of-the-year projects planned for weeks, and we wrapped up paintin...
This week, the weather is predicted to be near perfection...Sunny...80 degrees...Every.Single.Day.And I am still in school...But the evenings have been so nice. Perfect for a photo walk around the ne...
Lowes has some lovely succulents right now if you are interested in creating a succulent terrarium of your own. I first saw succulents on Etsy, and I thought they looked so cool, I was happy to find ...
Yesterday, fueled only by coffee and cinnamon rolls, the group of art teachers at the Beehive Collaborative went on a little walk around the Carthage Square after a morning of creative collaboration....
Saturday, I spent the day with Joplin area art teachers at the Beehive Collaborative in Carthage. You can read more about what we did here: The Beehive Collaborative This was a great experience ...
So often, I browse Etsy, mark an item or a shop as a favorite and then never look at the stuff again.Most of the things that I {heart} on Etsy are things that I want for myself or that I love looking...
Hosting a Mad Men Cocktail party with a group of friends or several couples is a fun way to spend a Saturday night. Planning+Invitatio ns+Decor I thoroughly enjoyed planning all...
The sun vanished last night just after we finished dining on the 609 patio for dinner. Many of my photos have a blue-ish tint and I kind of love it. Art Walk is one of my favorite things about Joplin...
Blogging is fun for me, I really enjoy showing my photographs, crafty creations, and doing some real writing from time to time...but sometimes I get completely MENTALLY BLOCKED....not for lack of ide...
Im a little depressed that all of my fun spring plans are now over....the NYC trip, the state convention, my birthday.....Dont get me wrong, I am looking forward to summer and school getting ou...
I just have to say...March was a bit of a whirlwind. I was so busy with my NYC trip, STL trip, and Nelliepalooza (on top of work, Art Lounge, and other commitments) that I barely had any free time. T...
Rockefeller Center (I really wanted to go ice skating!)30 Rock!LegoLandThe real Sleeping Gypsy!Starry Night (Why didnt I get my photo with this one?)Red Room by Matisse, Josies favorite painting at t...
After attending the National NAEA conference, in New York, the airplane flew over the entire city, and I could see for miles and miles, civilization, boats, cars, roads, skyscrapers.When the plane de...
WHEW! March was a bit of a whirlwind with my NYC trip, Spring Break, State Convention in St. Charles, and Nelliepalooza the Fifth to end the month. I am a little glad that I dont have any trips, extr...
The book is "Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College" by Doug Lemov the managing director of Uncommon Schools. I mentioned it a few weeks ago in th...
New York was incredible.It was the most memorable leap-day-trip and I will never forget it. As a kid, I would go away to church camp every summer around the ages of about 12-15. At camp, I was ...
In just a few short hours I will be on my way to the National Convention in New York City!!It will be my first time in the Big Apple and I am ecstatic!! Im traveling with this lovely lady, Josie...
This week, I found a quote from a book I am reading for my professional development plan at school.Why is it that the best coaches often rise from the ranks of the almost- or not-so-great athletes, w...
Most of these photos were taken with my hipstamatic app on my iphone. I still love it for taking photos. Ive got a busy next few weeks....so it is nice to find some time for blogging on t...
Recently, I discovered the most amazing hairstyle for long hair.It can easily be done with any elastic headband.I love it because it looks super fancy, bit it is really simple. It would be perf...
Today was a very special day! I am truly honored with a special memory that I will treasure forever. When I arrived at school, my classroom was decorated with paper chains hung from the ceiling, arou...
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