Creativity in Education (TED) Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity.
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity.
Read Janet’s article “How to Make and Produce an Audio Book” on Blogging Authors…complete with illustrative videos for each step.
You know the slogan, “coloring inside the lines”? What if, you colored outside the lines? Or, drew the lines for coloring? Or, colored without lines? How would your life change? How would your art change? How would society change? Have you ever considered how you fit into conformist America?
Week six of the Sightlines internet tour continues today at Molly Lundquist’s Lit Lovers site–geared for a well-read community of book clubs. Molly interviews Janet about her inspiration for the Sightlines Collection, posts a reader’s guide with reviews, and includes a scrapple recipe from Janet’s father.
Moacyr Marchini is one busy musician playing Brazilian music in both Chicago and St. Louis. My neighbor Craig Myers introduced me to Choro music (lament) this week, and I became an instant fan at Côco Louco Brasil’s one year anniversary. I’ve eaten the exquisite cuisine of executive Chef Jorge Carvalho as he brings the flavor…
My friend Victoria Bentley is back in Bukavu, Congo (DRC) and has been blogging up a storm. Empower Congo Women is rebuilding the fabric of society in Eastern Congo from the ground up by empowering community-based agencies and disadvantaged women and children through microfinance, education and charitable donations. Empower Congo Women is a 501(c)3 non-profit…
Persistence, pastel on canvas,18×24 As an African American artist raised in Kansas City Missouri, it did not take long to see that he did not have the luxury of being just an artist. On the contrary, he had to be all things related to art and African American art. He had to be an art…