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A Time for Change
September marks the beginning of a new school year, and changes are bound to occur. This year, we have several new staff members at our...
Sep 10, 20183 min read


The Sketchbook Project
Subtitle: When Procrastination Pays Off. Well, it’s done! After months of preparing drawing prompts and arranging pieces for our...
Apr 30, 20183 min read


For the Win!
Update on yesterday’s Art Teacher League Bowling game: I won the high score!! More specifically… the best score I have ever bowled in...
Apr 6, 20181 min read


Summertime Kickoff
The school year officially ended a week ago, and I have been keeping quite busy since then. Last Thursday and Friday I participated in a...
Jun 20, 20172 min read


Let Your Light Shine!
The title for this post was inspired by a banner I saw downtown on Sunday. The past few weeks have been busy and full of...
Mar 14, 20173 min read


Visual Language
Road signs, Emojis, logos… visual communication is everywhere, and it is SO important. Although most of my students are able to further...
Sep 20, 20162 min read


Getting Organized
A little Monday Motivation for you all. The topic: organization. Interpret this however you want. As an elementary art teacher, I find...
Sep 12, 20161 min read


Hope and Vision
The American Visionary Art Museum (also known as AVAM) held a free conference yesterday entitled, Big Hope for Baltimore, as part of the...
Mar 29, 20165 min read


The Space Between
Playing catchup on the past month… a lot has happened! The State of the Schools Luncheon event is coming up in about a week. To be...
Mar 17, 20163 min read


Perfecting Our Practice
Today I attended an Elementary Art Liaison meeting near my school. I always look forward to these professional development opportunities...
Feb 10, 20164 min read


Recap: Behind the Scenes
Happy Marathon Monday! No, I’m not training for a marathon. I’m referring to the non-stop/never-ending nature of Mondays, which has...
Feb 8, 20164 min read


Back in Action
Phew! Second day back from Winter Break 2.0, and I am EXHAUSTED (meanwhile I am writing this post instead of going to sleep…?!) It’s more...
Feb 3, 20163 min read
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