Category Archives: Creating

The Uplifting Power of Community

Posted on December 11, 2016 by janisselbyjones

It can be all too easy to lose heart. There is so much wrong with the world one can quickly forget what’s right, but today I was reminded of the enormity of the good that still exists. Organized by @1stcreamiatwin, … Continue reading →

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Making to Make a Difference

Posted on July 30, 2016 by janisselbyjones

As I set out my containers filled with colorful beach plastic in preparation for the activity I had planned for the 3rd through 8th graders attending San Diego Area Writing Project’s Young Writers’ Camp in Cardiff, I stopped and noticed how beautiful it … Continue reading →

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Short-Sighted Optics

Posted on March 13, 2016 by janisselbyjones

For several years, I have been regularly walking on the same stretch of beach in Northern San Diego County. I know it well by now, but even so, each time I am there it feels like a different place. The … Continue reading →

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The Oceanside Pier—A Place for Everyone

Posted on July 23, 2015 by janisselbyjones

The first Oceanside Pier opened in 1888. It was rebuilt in 1987, and my husband and I moved here in 1988—coincidentally, the hundredth anniversary year of the opening of the original pier. I worked at the newly opened upscale Fisherman’s … Continue reading →

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Radiant Equity

Posted on July 2, 2015 by janisselbyjones

I recently had the pleasure of attending the DML 2015 conference, which is sponsored by the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub and is supported by the MacArthur Foundation. Kim Douillard and I were there with Doretta Winkleman and Tanya … Continue reading →

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Creative Forgiveness

Posted on May 25, 2014 by janisselbyjones

On a recent visit to the beach, I picked up a least a dozen pens, pencils, and markers that had washed up on shore. It’s interesting how one type of trash will be present in abundance on a given day. … Continue reading →

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How Do Our Hands Help Us Explore and Understand the World?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by janisselbyjones

I must admit that until recently I had taken my hands for granted. I began to realize their importance as I worked with students on a self-portrait project inspired by Wendy Ewald’s The Best Part of Me: Children Talk About … Continue reading →

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Something to Celebrate

Posted on October 14, 2013 by janisselbyjones

I lucked into an invitation to hear Lucy Calkins speak at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in San Diego on Saturday, and I spent the day in awe. Lucy is a renowned writing teacher who has written many influential books on … Continue reading →

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I Am a Connected Educator!

Posted on October 6, 2013 by janisselbyjones

October is Connected Educator Month, which “seeks to broaden and deepen educator participation in online communities of practice and move toward a more fully connected and collaborative profession.” In response, I have been pondering my own connections. I have always … Continue reading →

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