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There are so many great video creation tools available. I’m often asked what I recommend for classroom use, so here are some thoughts…     Choose the right tool for the job Before you start making a video, consider the format and style that best suits the...

Laura Grundler (on twitter as @GrundlerArt) kindly invited me to host her #K12ArtChat this week, and what a fantastic tweet-meet it turned out to be. The #ArtsEd community is full of vibrant, passionate teachers, ready and willing to share their knowledge. The following record of...

    There’s so much to take in at an event like EduTECH. Between organising my own presentation, checking out the blockbuster speakers and spending precious time catching up with colleagues from around the globe, two days immersed in ‘all that is tops and...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Art, and I am always talking about the value of creative workflows that combine digital tools and traditional art-making products and processes. If tasks and techniques are always separated and labelled...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Arts, however across curriculum areas in schools technology and ‘digital tasks’ are often separated from the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities. In many classrooms and studio space even mobile devices, perceived as...

The “art of creative thinking” needs advocates.  As the writers at Teach Thought suggest, teachers are the real driving force behind the creative thinking in our schools.  So, if our schools are lagging behind, it is the teachers who must urge our students to be curious and...

“I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up with is not what you had in mind when you started. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new...

I am a huge Kathy Schrock fan.  Who isn’t?  Her work with Bloom’s Taxonomy inspires me to think about higher order thinking, creativity, teaching and learning in new ways.  My favourite ‘Kathy moment’ was seeing her Bloom’s cogs (below), visualising...

A great TED Talk on the power of doodling…yes, really! ” There is a powerful cultural norm against doodling in settings where we are supposed to learn. Visual specialist Sunni Brown wants to bring back the “do” in “doodle,” and is leading the Doodle Revolution. In...

What is creativity? Let’s hear from Sir Ken Robinson, one of the leading voices on this subject. “I define creativity as the process of having original ideas that have value. Creative work in any field often passes through typical phases. Sometimes what you end up...