
How to give EXTRA CREDIT without seeming like a pushover!
How many times have you heard: “How can I get extra credit in your class?” Usually, at least in my experience, this question comes 2

7 Ways to Take Attractive Alphabet Pictures
Have you ever seen those abstract letter photos? Of course, they’ve been around for a while, but they are still a fun, unique gift. So

11 Advanced Photography Exercises for High School Students
Whew! Eleven advanced photo assignments…did you try them all? As I explored these photography assignments again, I had so much fun taking new photos and

Here’s what I’m afraid to tell you…
Has school started!? Summer sure went by fast…as usual…(why is it always surprising when school starts? It’s not like it’s unexpected, yet every year it

What do You do with Your Summer?
Summer is HERE!!! Woohoo! Praise the Lord, and hallelujah! …so, what are you doing? Below are some ideas and things I have done to make the

Finding Hope for the future
Hope for the future Teaching isn’t for everyone. There, I said it. It’s out there. This blog post isn’t going to try to convince you

Reflections after the First Year
There were undoubtedly low spots in that first year of teaching. Reflecting on that first year, it is hard for me to remember the good

The Christmas I Lied to Everyone
If you have been reading my posts thus far, I hardly need to tell you that my first semester was no cake-walk…it was a bit

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
My blog posts lately seem to be somewhat on the negative side lately… I thought I might lighten the mood a bit by describing some

For the Overwhelmed Art Teacher’s First Month
I have spoken about my graphic design and digital photography classes in previous posts, in this post I want to give you a full picture

That First Month of Digital Photography
In my last post, I talked about my experience with graphic design in that first month of school. In this post, I will discuss how

That First Month of Graphic Design
I already briefly went over my first day of school, but I wanted to talk about some of the specific classes I taught for the