Arts educator at https://xitter.cf/t.co/i7JN9KNv5I, creativity advocate, author, early childhood art, adventure-seeker.

California
Joined April 2009
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When your children ask ‘why is engineering important?’, show them this video xitter.cf/Elzo_/status/145594993…
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Need help talking to your class about important issues like race and racism? This guide includes age-appropriate discussion questions and a glossary to get you started.

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Join us this Wednesday - Creative Youth Development workshop - mailchi.mp/b12847eecf0b/proc…
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How to teach kids about climate change? A story about penguins. kp.cc/3axJ6DT
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Do you know any 4-year-olds? Do you think they should be formally tested in English and maths when they first start school? Watch some 4 year olds in action and sign our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Teach children to be kind? Sure..unless that lesson is regarded as sufficient. Who benefits when kids are taught that being "considerate, nice, and friendly" precludes the need to consider systemic inequity & injustice as well? A particularly timely piece: is.gd/RszqdA
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We’ve seen this in South Africa before. Beware of agitators and instigators who use legitimate protests to ignite chaos between protestors and police.
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Scribbling machines in action. I ❤️ watching my team of little engineers enjoy the fruits of their labour. From an old #toy to a first #circuit / #robot @TinkerLabKids @tinkercad @TinkeringStudio @tinkeringmonkey – at Cape Town, South Africa
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If those in power decided that kids should be forced to memorize the phone book (in the name of rigor and college readiness, of course), workshops would pop up with titles like “Best Practices for Implementing the New Competency-Based 21st-Century Phone Book Assessments”
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Looks like @PennStateArtEd is ready for classes tomorrow. Are you ready for @PennStateArtEd ? @PSU_SoVA @psuarts_arch @psu_aadean
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Soap dispensers for paint! 79cents at @IKEACanada! #Grade1and2
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Interested in hosting a Creative Conversation? They're a great way to raise the profile of the arts in your community! Join us Aug 15 @ 3pm for a webinar looking at the Creative Conversation process. #artsU bit.ly/2IAlDRK
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These are the astonishing things that happen inside your brain when you watch a live performance. wapo.st/art-brain
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Making #art with kids: it's "process over product." buff.ly/1OSJmyL @TinkerLabKids #creativity #kidsart
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★ "A magnificent novel" @KirkusReviews on @RobinEggWrites's MATEO MARTINEZ! ow.ly/VCrsB
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2nd gr playing creativity games w/our new art dice! Inspired by @TinkerLabKids. What would you draw?
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"A critical component of an environment that supports creativity is an availability of 'loose parts'."@TinkerLabKids
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The science-backed benefits of #kindness: edut.to/1KUeXIV. #BullyFree
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