Creativity: A Stop-Motion Experience

“Creativity is about connecting things.” Steve Jobs This past summer I decided it was time to learn something new. I enrolled in a week – long class on stop-motion animation at Arrowmont School of Crafts. The workshop was led by two folks from...

The Art and Science of Creativity

Postcard from the Arts Education Partnership Spring 2011 National Forum (Reprinted with permission, National Endowment for the Arts, Facebook page) The following post is by Sarah Cunningham, Director of Arts Education, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC....

Intersecting Lines

It’s May in Kentucky and we are all hoping the rainy season is over. The Ohio River is finally easing back from flood stage. This is the time of year when schools are in testing and my work in schools is coming to a close. I have been doing a lot of writing lately;...

Flipping for Video: An Update

The past several posts I have been writing about my forays into FLIP video moviemaking. I am working with teachers and students in a couple of schools as they explore the possibilities of integrating video into content learning. It has been a several months since I...

Symbol + ? = Meaning

Have you ever wondered about the connection between symbol and meaning ? When we think of the written letter, or word, what are we talking about in terms of the human capacity to associate mere symbols with meaning? Let me offer this illustration… Take the letter “S”...