Blog · Teaching

Annie: Our Thespian Rennaisance

In 2020, we lost our spring show to COVID. That pandemic almost cost us our theater program. Six years later, hope springs eternal. ANNIE brought Thespian Troupe 721 the magic of victory. I sat in the back of the theater, two hours before showtime on the second night of our run. Thereโ€™s a light buzz… Continue reading Annie: Our Thespian Rennaisance

Blog · Teaching

The Sound of Shhhhp

Thereโ€™s a new sound in my teaching universe that has become my new happy sound at work. Itโ€™s not a song. Itโ€™s literally just a sound.

Blog · Mid-Life Musings

Singing Live Again: Rekindling an Old Flame

On this blog, I wax poetic about flipping, family, teaching and living in mid-life. Those topics take up most of my physical and mental energy, and I am most inspired to talk about them. This post shares a different facet of my creative life that doesn't often get much exposure: singing for an audience. For… Continue reading Singing Live Again: Rekindling an Old Flame

Blog · Teaching

Translanguaging in Arts Education

I am an arts educator. My charge is not only inspiring the creative spark in adolescents, but making sure our English Language Learners have equal access and opportunity to participating in the creative spirit. When you are in charge of a school theater organization, you shoulder the weight of so many things, artistic decisions being… Continue reading Translanguaging in Arts Education