by aperkins | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog
Grading has always seemed subjective. One teacher gives extra credit points for coming to class prepared (pencil in hand) while another teacher refuses to accept late work (even one day late). One teacher allows students to redo work until mastery while another...
by aperkins | Dec 9, 2011 | Blog
Metacognition, even with its five syllables, has a simple definition. Metacognition is thinking about our thinking. As a mother, I see my four year old daughter practice metagcognition on a daily basis. Most often it’s when she is practicing using new words in speech...
by aperkins | Nov 11, 2011 | Blog
The article Visual Arts As Critical Thinking, posted in Edutopia online magazine, is one that echoes professional beliefs I hold as an educator. One of the beliefs at the core of CTL is “Learning about, in and through the arts is a vital dimension of effective...
by aperkins | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
Do you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New...
by aperkins | Aug 19, 2011 | Blog
I was recently introduced to the work of Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist, who is able to make his self invisible through the use of paint. He spends hours having himself painted and is then dropped into a scene where he is camouflaged by the paint. His current exhibition,...
