Category Archives: Making

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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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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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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Question Make

Posted on July 27, 2013 by janisselbyjones

What questions do you ask yourself about making? Inspired by the book entitled 344 Questions: The Creative Person’s Do-It-Yourself Guide to Insight, Survival, and Artistic Fulfillment, I made my own Question Make. There are many more questions I could have … Continue reading →

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