It’s been an amazing journey as husband and wife, but nothing will compare to growing old as parents. I love you more than life. Happy Birthday my love.

How do you make a cup of coffee? How does the technique impact the flavor? What does grind have to do with bold taste? How does the acidity of the soil, the roast of the beans, and the temperature of water contribute to the aroma and taste of coffee?

I use the Aerobie Aeropress to craft my coffee every morning.

http://firstwefeast.com/drink/8-reasons-you-should-buy-an-aeropress-right-now/

How do you make a cup of coffee? How does the technique impact the flavor? What does grind have to do with bold taste? How does the acidity of the soil, the roast of the beans, and the temperature of water contribute to the aroma and taste of coffee?

I use the Aerobie Aeropress to craft my coffee every morning.

http://firstwefeast.com/drink/8-reasons-you-should-buy-an-aeropress-right-now/

How do you make a cup of coffee? How does the technique impact the flavor? What does grind have to do with bold taste? How does the acidity of the soil, the roast of the beans, and the temperature of water contribute to the aroma and taste of coffee?

I use the Aerobie Aeropress to craft my coffee every morning.

http://firstwefeast.com/drink/8-reasons-you-should-buy-an-aeropress-right-now/

How do you make a cup of coffee? How does the technique impact the flavor? What does grind have to do with bold taste? How does the acidity of the soil, the roast of the beans, and the temperature of water contribute to the aroma and taste of coffee?

I use the Aerobie Aeropress to craft my coffee every morning.

http://firstwefeast.com/drink/8-reasons-you-should-buy-an-aeropress-right-now/

Putting a baby to sleep. #whatschooldoesntteach

#MVPSchool #BodenBoys

Beginnings are always so great. I am so excited about teaching the courses I have this year and stepping into new responsibilities.

A couple of highlights from yesterday.
In Transformational Leadership we opened with a discussion around genetic dispositions of leadership. Are leaders born or are leaders made? What effect does our choice to this question have upon our worldview and how we perceive capacity in others?

In Praise Band we watched Where The Streets Have No Name performed by U2 in Boston asking, “Is this worship?” What does worship mean? What are the rules of praise? Do we mean what we sing? When a song says jump, shout, or dance should we do these things?

In Video Production students were given their first video assignment. It went like this:

Watch this video. Screening on next Friday.

The next few days will be full of questions. Why did you frame the subject that way? Where is the line between action? How do you turn on the camera? What does cut, splice, roll, or dump have anything to do with video?

Questions are the genesis of learning.

Have I mentioned that I love what I do?

@boadams1 is such an inspiration. How might we cultivate curiosity in our kids? I cannot wait until Cade is old enough to explore, wonder, and go on adventures. Thankful that #MVupper pre-planning starts with inspiration. Learning is life and life is learning.

There are two marathons that always get me. Deadliest Catch and Mythbusters. The video above gives a glimpse into the personal makerspace of Adam Savage of Mythbusters. As I have mentioned in a blog post a few weeks ago, people’s things interest me. How people go about their work, whats in their “go bag”, and what their spaces look like can give you new ideas and spark creative thinking.

Bo Hooper told me the other day, “Everyone needs a workshop.” Unfortunately living ITP (In The Perimeter) houses are small for what we pay in rent. Not to mention if we are talking hammer and saw workshop its probably best that I stay out of that one.

Nevertheless, Bo’s comment has me thinking. What is my makerspace? Where do I go to create and produce?

Obviously its made me think about my classroom. What are my “tools” that I use everyday? Here is a list and brief description:

Black Foam Core – I love using these for planning, mood boards, collecting ideas, and storyboarding. Perfect for stacking.

White Boards – Forget spending a ton of money on whiteboards… Go to Home Depot. $13.00 for a 4×8. I am currently making a modular whiteboard wall. I’ll share pictures soon. And if you really want to get fancypants you could do nesting Z-Racks.

Apple TV – The definition of interactivity has changed. When everyone has a computer, we need digital spaces that allow learners to easily share their learning. Apple TV allows that to happen with screen sharing. Chromecast is also a great option.

Bright Sticky Notes – I use these like its my job. Great for ideation and observation capturing.

Dry Erase Paint – When a piece of whiteboard isn’t enough… just paint the whole wall. Make sure you sand the wall very well before hand!