My good friend and NBCT mentor, Kris Fontes, has posted a fantastic lesson on the Adobe Education Exchange that has gathered a lot of attention for the 2011 Educators' Choice Awards.   Based on the work of Ashley Gilbertson, whose photographic series documents the empty childhood bedrooms of fallen soldiers, Kris' lesson asks students to document the impression that is left by their own rooms. I think this would make another great collaborative project... perhaps we'll have more on that soon!

I have a lot of catching up to do, so I'm going to refrain for the time being from my common reflections and musings on a given topic (you're welcome) and simply let the pictures speak for themselves. Just a little while ago, Kim, Amaya and I spent an amazing week visiting friends and family (or more accurately, friends who are like family to us) in Singapore. However, we also got to do a little sightseeing (as much as the attention span of a toddler will allow), and we checked out a fantastic exhibit of Dali's work at the Art and Science Museum on the Singapore Esplanade (the building itself merits a second entire post on its own when I have a little more time to do so).

 Here are some photos (including some of Amaya having some fun in the museum- couldn't resist):

 

 Also, I spied this interesting juxtaposition of signs in a mall just above the subway station:

 

 Or is that just honesty in advertising?