Monthly Archives: October 2009

Facebook performance – What are you doing right now?

Photo of An Xiao I was reading an article in the New York Times,  Where art meets social networking sites, and came across Debbie Hesse who is an installation artist and the director of artistic services and programs for the Arts … Continue reading

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Should teachers be more like conductors? TED tells

Orchestra conductor Itay Talgam has discovered that the secrets of good conducting shed light on leadership in general. I found the messages in this TED talk to be very relevant to teaching. Itay Talgam’s TED biography observes that Talgam finds … Continue reading

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Have we understood picture books yet? What is YA literature?

Shaun Tan and Markus Zusak, two of Australia’s favourite and most talented authors/illustrators, have received international acclaim by winning in two of the major categories at the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis, Germany’s most prestigious awards for children’s and YA books. Shaun Tan … Continue reading

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Michael Gerard Bauer joins our writing project

This is cross-posted on my English class blog and fiction blog. A little while ago I wrote on my English class blog about my hopeful expectation that Michael Gerard Bauer would accept my invitation to join our creative writing project after … Continue reading

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Design the school of the future, but do it now (GPS)

As I’ve said in my previous post, Green Pen Society is Paul Cornies’ brainchild, and has brought together bloggers (thinkers, writers) from different parts of the world. It’s my turn to devise a theme for October’s post, and I’ve chosen the theme … Continue reading

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By words my mind is winged – Aristophanes

Photo courtesy of Thungaturti on Flickr. Aristophanes made an excellent point. Our thoughts soar but are carried on the wings of words. Paul Cornies at Quoteflections has selected Aristophanes’ quote and many others on his eclectic blog. He has provided … Continue reading

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