Cultivating Creativity: Best Practices for the Art Classroom

Do the thing! – thoughtfully

Reflections on contemporary Visual Arts education, creativity, equity, and research.

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  • Feminism Isn’t a Dirty Word (But Apparently It Is in Teaching)

    Today I read this amazing article by an academic who I’ve been coming to really admire. Living in this new academic world has been introducing me to some absolutely incredible human beings, and one of the things I’ve been enjoying most is discovering research that makes me stop, think, and reflect on my own experiences.…

  • Journaling and Creativity Prompts for the School Holidays

    Teachers and researchers, I’m taking this time, which is my spring school holidays, to reflect on what I need the most. Right now, I think I just need some small fragments of time to be creative. As we know, that isn’t always possible despite the label of “holiday”. There are still jobs to do, things…

  • Let’s talk about Matt Canavan, because many people are.

    Last week, Senator Matt Canavan spoke about what he called the “feminisation” of the Australian school curriculum, suggesting that young boys are sick of being lectured about how bad men are and that this is one reason they are being pushed towards the manosphere. He also suggested that perhaps we need more male teachers and…