The ART in Chaos: Lessons from Mumbai (Day 2)
My day began just as it did yesterday. Greeted with a cheerful good morning by the lovely Pradnya (pictured), then boarding the school bus that delivered all of the presenters safely to the ASB Elementary Campus for the last day of @ASBPluggedIn. The word safety is...
A Third Culture Perspective: Exploring the Streets of Mumbai (Day 3)
A Third culture kid (TCK) is a term used to refer to children raised in a culture other than their parents' (or the culture of the country given on the child's passport, where they are legally considered native) for a significant part of their early development years....
Dream, Learn, Serve: Why I’m Here at the American School of Bombay (Day 1)
Dream, Learn, Serve. That is the Mission of the American School of Bombay (ASB) and why Frame the Message Ink is here coloring outside of the lines for the next 5 days. It’s why I traveled over 8,068 miles from Phoenix, Arizona, endured 24 exhausting hours in airports...
FMI is Coloring Outside the Lines!
Picture This! In 2017, Frame the Message Ink will be coloring outside the lines and spanning the globe. To countries far and wide, there are sure to be many amazing adventures! Can you picture it? In February 2017, we'll begin our year of excursions by traveling to...
What do you want freedom from?
This past month I have had the wonderful pleasure of working with Brittany Ehrick from Bringing out the Best in You. She has taught me many things about myself personally and professionally, but most of all, she continues to bring out the best in me. She has a unique...
Mastering the ART of Communication
26 years ago I began my career as a 3rd and 4th grade teacher on the island of Maui. There I learned how to COMMUNICATE the joy of learning to students while competing with surf and sand outside my classroom doors. 16 years ago, I returned to my home district of...
Why I Draw
I was that kid. Fingers smudged by leaky pens, nose marked by the glorious smelling of Mr. Sketch markers, and art supplies littering virtually every work space I occupied. As a student, I was coined the "Sharpie Queen" and succeeded in school primarily because of my...
Visual Equity
Visuals are not just for visual learners, but for all learners in pursuit of deeper learning and content connections.