http://youtu.be/SFnMTHhKdkw Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don’t pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.'” A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.
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Pop Up Festival of Stories
The festival should be a lot of fun. If you’re in London with a spare few hours, come along and join in!
Learn Africa identity
[a_gallery] Learn Africa, a special project of Barefoot Workshops, provides resources for Arts Education in Africa. Formed by a group of passionate musicians and educators, the initiative works with established programs to develop and to promote the rich musical and artistic traditions of the continent. THe identity is based on the West African Adinkra symbol…… Continue reading Learn Africa identity
Pop Up Festival 2012
Ken Wilson-Max takes part as one the group of illustrators and authors at the Pop Up Festival 2912. Pop Up inspires communities through stories. Our far-reaching literature and story-making programme for schools and families impacts on thousands of children and parents. This is followed by a major public celebration bringing communities and families, authors and…… Continue reading Pop Up Festival 2012
Nursery Rhymes
An on going set of nursery rhymes, hand lettered, or hand painted. The idea is that children and parents will focus on the words a little more. Prints are available; A3 digital archive print- £35.00 ($45.00) plus postage and packing [a_gallery]
Tiger One Page Book
[a_gallery] Months later, here is an example of a finished product. A finished One Page Book. We are aiming to produce six books per class per year for a primary or junior school. That’s a total of 36 OPBs in a full set. It will take time so we are concentrating on press-school to year…… Continue reading Tiger One Page Book
The Illustrationist 