And here’s a pretty good example of my students’ wit. I love Scott Pilgrim. It’s possible I talk and tweet about him too much (although I suspect they love the film too because at the 58 second mark, they do … Continue reading
Dear Students, I don’t know where the world finds you now. I’ve been teaching just long enough that you are now scattered about the Earth, engaging in what I can only hope are memorable and amazing shenanigans although I’ve been … Continue reading
The minute I pulled into Fondulac Farms in Nashville, my father started sending me Facebook emails with things to do. Mind you: Nashville, Indiana is exactly 4 blocks long. There’s a visitor center. And everything in the downtown was pulled … Continue reading
I tell my kids that grades are no measure of their learning. No measure of their success. I implore them to laugh at those who wave perfect scores in front of them because it likely means those people never took … Continue reading
Coming to a theater near you: the story of a teacher who used to Awesome Power of Blowin’ It Up to change the world.
So my colleague and I are working on a transmedia project. More details on that later. But last week, we spent some time exploring the archives of the Indiana State Museum as we look for a background for our story. … Continue reading
It’s been a long, interesting few weeks. But today – thankfully – it’s all come to an end. Today was homecoming. That meant: the parade the alumni lunch the football game and announcement Truthfully, everyone has been great. The Homecoming … Continue reading
In a different lifetime, I was a student manager for the Miami University Women’s Field Hockey Team. My athletic career derailed by a nasty groin injury, I wasn’t quite ready to put the athletic field behind me when I went … Continue reading
My students are funny. There is a strange arc that goes with being a student in my class. Not one that every single student follows, but definitely an arc that most do. The ins and outs aren’t important, but many … Continue reading
I am the new journalism advisor for Ball State University’s National Association of Black Journalists. Let’s go ahead and skip past the obvious-ness of whatever you’re thinking and move on to more interesting topics. For me that more interesting story … Continue reading
