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Entries from February 2008

Testing, testing, resting

February 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I like to give my art students a fun relaxing activity during CSAP.  One year we filled trays with shaving cream, sprayed condensed watercolor paint on top and made designs by running a piece of cardboard across the top to create different patterns.  We took paper and layed it gently on top to make monoprints.  The kids [...]

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Daniel Pink on creativity

February 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind talks about creativity in the work place.  Have you tried to be creative in your job? What was the outcome?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o89V8YJ09uE

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