Community Arts Network

http://www.communityarts.net/

i clicked on the first link since prison has been in recent discussion and i started reading the excerpt. then i realized i don't have the time to read all of it. then i realized i need to read more. i wish reading felt more natural to me. (is this a observation reflection... whoops, wrong blog.)

http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2010/03/book_excerpt_by.php



this CAN website has a lot of information.

CAPE website

http://www.capeweb.org/index.html

WHY TEACHER/ARTIST PARTNERSHIPS?
Teacher/artist partnerships challenge both partners to broaden their thinking and to expand their effective practice. "The presence of the arts in a school acts as a leveling force. It creates a space – a 'demilitarized zone' – in which educators can reflect on their teaching practice, as well as a generative force, creating an exotic terrain in which educators can reconfigure their relationships."

Renaissance in the Classroom, pg. 19

i think i need this book they keep quoting. could be good for thesis work.

here's another great resource for resources :) a list of some things we are already aware of, but another compilation of resources non the less. always a good thing even if it's information overload at times.

http://www.capeweb.org/resources.html#02

i like their concept for a "living library"

LIVING LABORATORY
CAPE believes that the intersection of formal research and action research is an essential element of school transformation.
CAPE works to be a learning organization – moving from an arts education program delivery model to a living laboratory in which practitioners and formal researchers collaborate to both develop new understandings of their own practices, as well as to contribute to the discourse in the field.

Stockyard Institute

http://www.stockyardinstitute.org/index.html

never heard of the stockyard institute. i'm glad i've been introduced to it though. i checked out their outreach programs and came across this video.

Gang Proof Suit video... just another reminder of what these kids fear.

Gang Proof Suit from Stockyard Institute on Vimeo.

Area Chicago dot org, where'd you go?

i just watched the video on the homepage and it made me happy, but now the website seems to be down. it's not my internet, b/c i can access other websites, but not this one. strange. anyway, i can say a few things b/c i am already a little bit familiar with this website. i used it as a resource last semester and referenced it in a presentation about maps. i love the chicago map project they have (which is what the video was based on). you can submit your own. i'm going to do one. i've been meaning to since last semester. anyway, maybe i'll restart firefox and see if i can get back on the website.... i'll come back with more later.

Chicago Art Department

"try it, make it, share it" the mission statement for CAD. love it. i like what these guys are about. watched the video and it got me excited. now i want to go make some art.

http://www.chicagoartdepartment.org/

forecast for "spring break"

ME=OUTSIDE!!!!!

what's in a name?

names hold a lot of weight, i think.
i wasn't overly thrilled with the name of our first link.

http://badatsports.com/

i get it, but it just encourages the stereotype that artists aren't athletes. boo. oh well, no major. aside from that, i like the website.

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http://storycorps.org/

love this!!!! reminded me of my summer reading freshman year at appalachian state university.
Oral History by Lee Smith http://www.amazon.com/Oral-History-Lee-Smith/dp/0345410289
i love storytelling.

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http://www.mcachicago.org/index.php

teachers get in free!!! does the art institute do that?
i spent most of my time on this website navigating the education section.

posting sound clips...???

how do you post a sound clip? there's no button for that.

Fever to Tell: The Chicago Storytelling Guild’s thirteenth annual festival shows stories aren’t just for kids

Fever to Tell: The Chicago Storytelling Guild’s thirteenth annual festival shows stories aren’t just for kids

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TMI for sure.

my head is overloaded with great information, but it feels like mush.

need to decompress.

my question to you: how do you navigate your online travels?

i'd like to have a discussion on how to navigate information on the interwebs. any takers?

i find it a little overwhelming to take it all in. i feel like i'm missing things, like for instance, i know there were a bunch of posts on the ning in the past few days that i haven't had a chance to read.

also, can you set the blog to tell you that people posted comments? it's easy for me to stay up on a virtual conversation when i get emails on my phone from facebook that tell me what is being said. on the other hand when i get an email from the ning (which is never consistent) i know there's this conversation happening, but i can't read it without logging in which is too much of a process when i'm on my phone on the go.

as well, i'll be on a network (say facebook or the ning) and i'll get a blip of a topic or news piece that i want to read more about; however, for times sake and to stay on task (trying to avoid distraction of my purpose at hand) i'll continue on, making a mental note (we know those don't work) and then i'll forget to go back to it later.

i feel like i need to go run around the block for some fresh air. my eyeballs hurt, as well as my shoulders, and back. i'm getting old.

test: here's an attempt to post a blog via text message from my phone....

testing

if i post a blog will it feed on my facebook? let's post and find out.....

this week's readings/websites

pic from John's class last semester... skype'n with Craig Roland, the blogger behind "The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet" http://artjunction.org/blog/

i'm amazed at how extensive the blog is. i'm sure Craig doesn't have all the time in the world, yet he makes time for the blog. i think he has created a great resource.
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http://go.artic.edu/cp/home/loginf

annoying... i'm trying to find an event in May and there's no simple listing of the month on the calendar. i shouldn't have to search for that information.

i'm trying to post an image here of a screen shot so you can see that there is no event listed on the school's calendar on the portal for may 6, 2010, but in fact, Chuck Close will be speaking at fullerton hall. (frustrated with navigating this.... )

Chuck Close at AIC
http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/event?EventID=6911&Month=5_2010&Day=06
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http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx


i did a search for my closest school.... southloop.

time to go plaid!

i'm a little behind here and need to catch up so i'm putting it into ludicrous speed.
here's a video reference for my blog to put you into terms with my verbiage. :)