March 2012
Elementary Education: Hunger Games (Prepping the Lesson)
Cherise and I teach our Hunger Games lesson plan this Thursday, so we spent the weekend printing worksheets, buying art supplies, and ..
How To Find Housing in Chicago
First of all, I want to say congratulations to all the new admitted students. I decided to write this post at this time to give you so..
Hall Chat: What I’m Reading / What I’m Writing
I ‘ve been reading Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing by Helene Cixous and in the section, “The School of the Dead,” she quotes Kafk..
InterArts Class Profile: Directed Graduate Projects
Another puff of flour fills the air of the Raw Space. The particles give weight and force to the dancer that threw it in the air–the ..
Elementary Education: Pop Culture Analysis of Rookie Magazine!
As promised in last week’s post, here is my analysis of Rookie Magazine’s effect on adolescents. All of the photos on the blog are my ..
A Process of Documentation
So, this past weekend I had a first time experience: I had my work photographed by a professional. It was incredible. After years of w..
Graduate Lounge as Dance Hall: InterArts YouTube Shindig
The Graduate Lounge at 600 South Michigan is a low-key well-kept secret at Columbia College Chicago. Ambassadors from each graduate de..
It’s a Wrap!
There have been lots of great moments and some frustrating moments. I’ve found the frustrating moments is where the learning comes.
Post-Production
The Creative Producing students recently began a brand new class: post-production.
Only half a semester long, the post-production c..
Student Teaching- Last Week of the Elementary Experience
Seven weeks have gone quickly by, and I can’t believe that my Elementary Student Teaching has come to an end! Personally, it was a gre..