December 2018
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How to Survive as a Musician in Today’s Market
Music 4.1: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age by Bobby Owsinski The music industry has changed dramatically over the years and continues to do so. A musician needs to understand a lot more than simply how to make music and perform well to survive in this day and age. That is […]
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You Reached Me (with two books)
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead This book really surprised me. I wasn’t expecting the story to go where it actually ended up. It was a pleasant surprise that had me saying, “What!?!?” out loud as I started to figure everything out. The story revolves around a girl in Grade 6 who starts to […]
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Best Selling Author Right Now . . . Does Kids Comics?
I am working towards a Masters degree in Library and Information Science and in one of my classes this term, I came across the name of Raina Telgemeier. I was intrigued to find out that she is one of the biggest selling authors right now . . . and that she does comics . . […]
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10 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Your Students
I was inspired to write today’s Teaching Tip post from a book I read by Cynthia Tobias. You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded) was not written with teachers in mind. It was meant to help parents deal with strong-willed children. However, many of the tips in the book could work with all […]
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WIB Rap Radio – Searching for the Best Music
Always searching for the perfect beat. Perhaps today we found it. This is the live recording from last week’s Word is Bond Rap Radio show with DJ Chase March. It features two hours of new and classic hip-hop. O.C. & PG Cuttin – Searching ThatmanDan – Beat by Beat Statik Selectah & Terminology ft Lil […]
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Respect the name, Buddy!
I read these two books as part of the class I took on children’s literature for the Masters Degree I have been pursuing in Library and Information Science. Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bud Not Buddy, is an amazing piece of work that I highly recommend checking it out. The audio book is […]
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The Wordburglar Strikes Again
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being part of a phenomenal hip-hop concert. The show was a co-headlining event with Timbuktu (of Swamp Thing) and Wordburglar. It was presented by DWG Entertainment and hosted at The Rec Room in London, Ontario, Canada. Here is one of the highlights of the night. It’s rare […]
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Where Did the Words Go
Where did the words go? I can’t remember the last time I actually wrote something longer than a sentence or two on a social media post or a note to my spouse. When did my poetry slip away? I used to need it. To put words down on paper was not just a release but […]
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This Generation Needs Ms Marvel
I finally got back to reading Ms. Marvel. I really enjoy this series. It’s nice to see a teenage girl who struggles with her faith, school, family, and friends while keeping a superhero identity secret and fighting the good fight, as it were. Here are the details on my latest binge read. Vol 4 – […]
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4 Ideas to Truly Connect With Students
I just read You Can’t Make Me [But I Can Be Persuaded] by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias. The book is meant to help parents deal with strong-willed children but I see all sorts of applications for teachers within these pages. Tobias notes that parents often make mistakes. I know teachers sometimes say or do things they […]