My Spanish students were interested in learning about art from Mexico and creating art from clay. We decided to see if more students would score higher on a quiz after lecture or a hands-on activity. We purchased clay, glazes, and a kiln with our money. Before students worked with the clay they listened to a lecture about pottery from Mexico,…Read More

My art students were interested in creating art from clay. We decided to see if more students would score higher on a quiz after lecture or a hands-on activity. We purchased clay, tools, and a potter’s wheel with our money. Before students worked with the clay they listened to a lecture about the different stages of clay, different methods of…Read More

Love seeing all these wonderful posts!!

Ms. Rebecca Potter and I would like to invite you to view our students journalism documentary, Piling Up Stones: A Collection of Mountain Memories and Wisdom. Ms. Potter has uploaded it to YouTube and you can access it by searching Piling Up Stones. I hope you enjoy.

My students have really grown as global citizens through their face-to-face interactions with other students and teachers living abroad through our class’s partnership with Reach the World. This school year, they have made connections with college students and recent college graduates living in: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, Uruguay,…Read More