Cultivating Creativity: Best Practices for the Art Classroom

Do the thing! – thoughtfully

Reflections on contemporary Visual Arts education, creativity, equity, and research.

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  • Journaling and Creativity Prompts for the School Holidays

    Teachers and researchers, I’m taking this time, which is my spring school holidays, to reflect on what I need the most. Right now, I think I just need some small fragments of time to be creative. As we know, that isn’t always possible despite the label of “holiday”. There are still jobs to do, things…

  • Let’s talk about Matt Canavan, because many people are.

    Last week, Senator Matt Canavan spoke about what he called the “feminisation” of the Australian school curriculum, suggesting that young boys are sick of being lectured about how bad men are and that this is one reason they are being pushed towards the manosphere. He also suggested that perhaps we need more male teachers and…

  • My Silent Cheer Squad

    I’m in a place. A place where I feel like I need a reminder of my “why”. And yes, it’s Term 3, Week 8. People are tired. Teachers are exhausted. Students are tired. It’s getting closer and closer to the end of the year, and I think everyone is starting to feel it. Lately, I’ve…