The Pedagogy of a Prank War
"Ha ha’s can lead to ah-ha’s". That line comes from the sub-title of a research paper on Humour in Pedagogy by R. L. Garner, showing that...
The Preeminent Personal Playlist Project
Music wafts through the classroom as three song clips play. One is a throwback to the past, a nostalgic song. One is a song that reflects...
MST 1, 2, and 3
One of the biggest challenges in education is time, There never seems to be enough time for deep learning or skill building, so I have...
#StrumDay Begins
It came to me as a flash inspiration, and I am so glad I followed through. The two year launchiversary of Strum and The Wild Turkeys...
Start Healthy Start- It's Worth It
We speak a lot about mental health and wellbeing in education, especially post- pandemic, and Healthy Start is a great way to foster...
Sonshine and Broccoli Set the Stage
When they invited me to open their concert with a reading of Strum and The Wild Turkeys, Sonshine and Broccoli deepened an already...
Strum and The Wild Turkeys- A MultiModal Composition
Sometimes, it takes someone else looking at your work to teach you things about it. I love and hate that about writing because, in many...
Flashing Back Over a Frightening and Fantastic Five Years
5 years ago, I tearfully said goodbye to the life in education that I knew and jumped into the abyss. It sounds unduly dramatic, but...
Strumming Up Fun at School
If you haven’t read the origin story of this book, then you don’t know why the out of the box backstory of Strum and The Wild Turkeys is...
OnEdMentors- A Live and Growing Podcast to Support Educators
Reposted from Medium. What gives a podcast that begins as a weekly broadcast the staying power to support educators for over 5 years when...