Comments for A Teacher's Tale http://www.jdhowell.org Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:21:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Authentic Learning by Paul Sanna http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1509&cpage=1#comment-17654 Paul Sanna Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:21:51 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1509#comment-17654 “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” ― Albert Einstein I also have to salute the parents and volunteers who supported the kids through this authentic experience. What I was thinking this week is that musical, visual and performance arts give a voice to the individual - a language not of words - but of allowing us to say and communicate things that are impossible to communciate otherwise. Literacy is reading and writing, AND literacy is the intuitive expression of our thoughts and ideas and emotions through music, art and dance. Einstein said that his math and science and life journey came from music and intuition. It is the communciation necessary for a shared experience - it builds our culture and our shared values. What we've experienced is that art and music and dance are so much more than a "special" to be exposed to 40 minutes every other day. It is rather an ESSENTIAL way that we communicate and express and explore and participate and connect. Intuitive art, creativity, imagination - the gateway to science and even (arguably), the essence of our democracy - nice job guys! I'm proud my own children see the critical nature of artistic literacy, and I'm proud to be involved with a community who holds these shared values - I found this related article: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_n2604_v124/ai_17582599/?tag=content;col1 And for those with an extra 15 minutes in their life, you have got to watch this Charlie Rose interview - a coming movie about the choreographer Pina Bausch, watch the first 2 minutes of the trailer at least - amazing! http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12248 “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
― Albert Einstein

I also have to salute the parents and volunteers who supported the kids through this authentic experience.

What I was thinking this week is that musical, visual and performance arts give a voice to the individual – a language not of words – but of allowing us to say and communicate things that are impossible to communciate otherwise.

Literacy is reading and writing, AND literacy is the intuitive expression of our thoughts and ideas and emotions through music, art and dance. Einstein said that his math and science and life journey came from music and intuition.

It is the communciation necessary for a shared experience – it builds our culture and our shared values. What we’ve experienced is that art and music and dance are so much more than a “special” to be exposed to 40 minutes every other day. It is rather an ESSENTIAL way that we communicate and express and explore and participate and connect.

Intuitive art, creativity, imagination – the gateway to science and even (arguably), the essence of our democracy – nice job guys! I’m proud my own children see the critical nature of artistic literacy, and I’m proud to be involved with a community who holds these shared values -

I found this related article:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_n2604_v124/ai_17582599/?tag=content;col1

And for those with an extra 15 minutes in their life, you have got to watch this Charlie Rose interview – a coming movie about the choreographer Pina Bausch, watch the first 2 minutes of the trailer at least – amazing!
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12248

]]> Comment on Summarizing Non Fiction Text by John Howell http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1423&cpage=1#comment-15053 John Howell Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:24:02 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1423#comment-15053 Sue, I found the digital version of the National Geographic Explorer magazine at the following website. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/ Once there, click on the "teacher" tab at the top of the page and you will find the links for the digital copy. Sue,

I found the digital version of the National Geographic Explorer magazine at the following website. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/

Once there, click on the “teacher” tab at the top of the page and you will find the links for the digital copy.

]]> Comment on Summarizing Non Fiction Text by Sue http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1423&cpage=1#comment-15023 Sue Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:39:43 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1423#comment-15023 John, How do you get the digital issues of the Explorer. I get the print edition and would love to have the digital version for the smartboard. Thanks. John,
How do you get the digital issues of the Explorer. I get the print edition and would love to have the digital version for the smartboard. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Media Literacy by Emily S. http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1387&cpage=1#comment-13581 Emily S. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56:05 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=1387#comment-13581 Wow Mr. Howell!!! This is Emily from your class in 2010-2011. I haven't talked to you in a long time!! this website is so cool! Wow Mr. Howell!!! This is Emily from your class in 2010-2011. I haven’t talked to you in a long time!! this website is so cool!

]]> Comment on About Me by Melissa Cummins http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-12715 Melissa Cummins Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:01:56 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2#comment-12715 Hey there John! I love that you use your website, which I stumbled upon today, as a means by which your are able to slowdown and reflect. Your site holds a great deal of inspiration that I am thoroughly enjoying. Thank you for this gift. May you continue to search for those reflective moments and share. Hey there John!
I love that you use your website, which I stumbled upon today, as a means by which your are able to slowdown and reflect. Your site holds a great deal of inspiration that I am thoroughly enjoying. Thank you for this gift. May you continue to search for those reflective moments and share.

]]> Comment on About Me by John Howell http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-7909 John Howell Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:14:12 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2#comment-7909 Thanks Eve for stopping by and leaving a comment! I am always in search of reflective moments. It seems that with the ever changing and fast past times that we live in it does pose an immediate challenge, but ... time can be found if we look for it. Thanks Eve for stopping by and leaving a comment! I am always in search of reflective moments. It seems that with the ever changing and fast past times that we live in it does pose an immediate challenge, but … time can be found if we look for it.

]]> Comment on About Me by Eve http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-7884 Eve Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:53:32 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?page_id=2#comment-7884 Hi John, with the fast paced life we all live in, we all need to hit that pause button at times, stop and smell the flowers. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Sir. Hi John, with the fast paced life we all live in, we all need to hit that pause button at times, stop and smell the flowers. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Sir.

]]> Comment on T.H.E. Learning Lab by John Howell http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=491&cpage=1#comment-7318 John Howell Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:59:22 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=491#comment-7318 Hey there Jon ~ thanks for the comment. We use this space pretty regularly. There are very few minutes in a typical day where there are no students using the Learning Lab. You would find small groups moving in and out of that space consistently throughout the day. THE Learning Lab is ever evolving and we move the furniture around depending on the particular learning task. Hey there Jon ~ thanks for the comment.

We use this space pretty regularly. There are very few minutes in a typical day where there are no students using the Learning Lab. You would find small groups moving in and out of that space consistently throughout the day.

THE Learning Lab is ever evolving and we move the furniture around depending on the particular learning task.

]]> Comment on T.H.E. Learning Lab by Jon D. http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=491&cpage=1#comment-7290 Jon D. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=491#comment-7290 I like it. It's kind of creating a lounge area for your grade 5 kids. Mixing up environments is refreshing. What percent of the day does any particular grade 5 class spend in the learning space? I like it. It’s kind of creating a lounge area for your grade 5 kids. Mixing up environments is refreshing. What percent of the day does any particular grade 5 class spend in the learning space?

]]> Comment on Yet Another Pebble on the Pile by Nita Turrell http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=253&cpage=1#comment-6091 Nita Turrell Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:19:00 +0000 http://www.jdhowell.org/?p=253#comment-6091 Clay Shirky draws a parallel with scribes who laboriously handcopied the wisdom of the ages from fragile and decaying manuscripts. For generations they were indispensable in refreshing cultural memory, then in the mid-15th century Gutenberg's invention of movable type not only made their skills obsolete, but facilitated the Protestant Reformation. Clay Shirky draws a parallel with scribes who laboriously handcopied the wisdom of the ages from fragile and decaying manuscripts. For generations they were indispensable in refreshing cultural memory, then in the mid-15th century Gutenberg’s invention of movable type not only made their skills obsolete, but facilitated the Protestant Reformation.

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