Category: Art in the Community

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#MakerFaire at #Interactiv2014 with follup up at #WHSoc20 at 8:00CST on #Twitter

MAKER MOVEMENT on June 18th at the White House…

My Plans, and a CHALLENGE / OPPORTUNITY for you!

I will be attending the InterActiv 2014 Technology Conference at UW-Whitewater and will be holding my VERY OWN LOW TECH MAKER FAIRE over the lunch break. I am NOT SURE how many (if any) will participate, but I will be documenting the WHOLE THING and I will be gathering and supplying materials and ideas – moderating the ideas there. I will begin with a MAKER FAIRE definition and then open it up to all those who are interested in participating in the event. That evening I will be moderating along with others from the #WHSoc20 teacher group a conversation about the day, with images and the like (after I have had a presentation with the Waterford Union High School Board about the White House Social event from May 7, 2014). A LONG DAY but well worth it!

MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS SIMPLE! One hour – that is all… Community and Improvement is HUGE. Making things that can add to the community is ALSO a great big part of what I encourage and teach. So, here it is:

  • On May 18th, take one hour, or whatever time you can afford, to go out and make:
    • Paintings
    • Drawings
    • Photographs
    • Performance Pieces
    • Sculptures
    • Poems
    • Stories
    • Pick up garbage
    • Work in a soup kitchen
    • Volunteer somewhere
  • Think about the COMMUNITY that you live in and  what can you do – one person, two people, a group – to make it better?
  • Document what you have been able to do and then email the images to me at: fjkorb@gmail.com
  • I will create a page on my website to promote what you have done and will TWEET, POST, FACEBOOK, SHARE, Google+ the heck out of it!
  • QUESTIONS – EMAIL ME AT: fjkorb@gmail.com
  • THAT NIGHT – Follow and join in the conversation at #WHSoc20 on Twitter at 8:00CST (9:00EST) to read, learn, share about the movement that is Maker Faires and Maker Spaces and the Maker Movement! 

A recap of my earlier post:

On June 18th, President Obama will host the first-ever White House Maker Faire to highlight how the Maker Movement and the increasing access to the hardware and software tools it takes to make just about anything, are unleashing new learning opportunities for students and opening new pathways for kids to get interested in STE(A)M. (Check out my students work based on STEAM HERE!)

The 18th will also be a National Day of Making, and we’re encouraging citizen makers around the country to get involved in their communities or plug in virtually using #NationOfMakers. Attached is more information on what you can do to celebrate making on June 18th.

 Follow the action online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/makerfaire.

 #NationOfMakers or via maker@ostp.gov.

 Maker Luncheon at the Technology Conference? Perhaps there is my answer!

 What can YOU do to promote the movement?

Maker Faire PDF

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#MakerFaire and #Stem – I prefer #STEAM – on Wednesday, June 18

MAKER FAIRE – June 18!

I am TORN… Technology Conference or Gather a group for a COMMUNITY MAKER event? Follow me on TWITTER @fjkorb to see what my decision is… I do NOT know what to do!

On June 18th, President Obama will host the first-ever White House Maker Faire, to highlight how the Maker Movement and the increasing access to the hardware and software tools it takes to make just about anything, are unleashing new learning opportunities for students and opening new pathways for kids to get interested in STEM. (Check out my students work based on STEAM HERE!)

The 18th will also be a National Day of Making, and we’re encouraging citizen makers around the country to get involved in their communities or plug in virtually using #NationOfMakers. Attached is more information on what you can do to celebrate making on June 18th.

 Follow the action online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/makerfaire.

 #NationOfMakers or via maker@ostp.gov.

 Maker Luncheon at the Technology Conference? Perhaps there is my answer!

 What can YOU do to promote the movement?

Maker Faire PDF

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#Feedback about the #Best part of the Year!

Bullying
Bullying

Q: What do you like best about this class and / or teacher?

  • Its fun and you get to express yourself though your art… I also like that you play music for us
  • You get to do what you want in your pieces of art. It’s all about what we feel.
  • Learning new things about art everyday! I liked the themes of the projects we did.
  • Class was kind of a time to relax and just make art–I looked forward to it everyday.
  • I really enjoyed art because i learned a lot in it and we got to try many different things and mr. korb is an excellant teacher [sic. I encourage spelling checks but… thank you]
  • The best part of this class is the open environment it provides.
  • Mr. Korb let us back up our work and expressed our thoughts. By doing this, Mr. Korb saw maybe what we were trying to do and grade off of that. By reflecting on our artwork, we can back up our thoughts, which helped my grade a lot. He let us express our thoughts and ways of doing things.
  • This class was by far the best class that I enrolled in and, it really broadened my horizons in the very linear school setting. It was a truly great class, and Mr. Korb was able to really capture my attention and hold my interest throughout the year.
  • I liked how you used technology to enhance learning. I was able to review and practice techniques at home while watching the videos. It was amazing seeing the videos of art exhibits from the White House. Even on days when there was a substitute teacher, you still interacted with the class. The web site was inspiring to view on a daily basis. You seem to care about each individual student and were always there after school for extra help. I wish all my teachers were as involved and cool as you.

I did not pay these kids to put these words out there. While these are not ALL of the comments about the BEST things the kids took away from the year, these are some that caught my eye. I strive to help EACH and EVERY kid become engaged with the work they are producing. Creating visual art that means something to them is an experience that I do not think they get in all their classes. While the ideas behind the COMMON CORE will encourage teachers to make the work REAL WORLD and pertinent to  the child’s life, I have been seeing that as a part of the EVERYDAY of the ARTS for years. What was the BEST part of my year? The ingenuity and teamwork the kids developed, on their own, within the boundaries of the class and assignment, but on their own. Great job!

  • Not always serious & teaches a way where I personally want to learn the material.
  • I really enjoyed creating the clay slabs. Personally I think that ceramics is my forte, and I really enjoyed the project as a whole. However, I was upset that we were not able to finish this project by glazing it. (I Agree… Glazing – maybe this summer?)
  • This class is by far my most favorite class I have ever taken. In the beginning of the year I was intimidated and didn’t know how things were going to go. Once I found my own ideas it all came together. The atmosphere of the class is cool too. There is a wide variety of skill and styles. I have learned a lot not only from you, but also my classmates. I like that we are all doing our own individual things, but then can come together and talk about our artwork together. During the course of the year I learned a lot. I have been exposed to a lot a cool things. I have learned how to get through the frustration that comes with art making and also have learned that failure is okay and without failure, you cant get better. I think that is a good lesson to learn. I have only touched on some of the great experiences I’ve had in this class. There are much more. Thank you for an awesome year.
  • I like how Mr. Korb participates actively with all of the students and tells the students when they are doing well.
  • Well, I love art and Mr. Korb makes it a fun class to be in and stresses reflections of your daily progress and work which really helps me to look back at what I have created and to criticize myself.
Bullying Collage - Collaborative Work, 2014
Bullying Collage – Collaborative Work, 2014
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#WHSoc20 and #Feedback from the #SchoolYear

Taylor Gray
Taylor Gray – What a GREAT view of your community. Thanks Taylor for doing your part in making my school year one of the BEST ones yet! Mr. Korb!

Sunday night and I sit in the family room eating my popcorn, sitting back and watching the Tony Awards with my daughter. She’s beginning her first day of summer vacation with rehearsals for her show choir and I begin my first days of summer vacation in 3 days… oh well. My blog may take a hit as the summer begins, fewer posts yes, but more specific to educational topics versus the “Day to Day” stuff that happens in my classroom

It was a great year (give or take 5.5% of it) and I begin by thanking my students. Now that is not some trite comment that “every teacher says to their classes,” but is TRULY who I owe my thanks to. Yes, many great things have happened that were not necessarily on behalf of the direct actions of my students: ASCD Presentation in Los Angeles (via this website and my good friend and collaborator Janie Pollock), University of Melbourne, Australia Presentation (again… this website and Janie Pollock), EXCITING trip to Washington D.C. for National Teacher’s Appreciation Social (Thank you to Dr. Jill Biden and her staff), development of #WHSoc20 with the other 20 teachers from the Washington D.C. trip, new construction of a gallery space in our school to highlight the  the importance and elevate the standing of the visual arts in our society… and I could REALLY go on.

With all that I have been able to accomplish, all the highlights, it is the writing of my students (and the artwork) that really makes me proud. I provide a survey at the end of the year for kids to offer me feedback about my courses, lessons, classroom practices, and the like. I was surprised by a few of the responses and not surprised by others. The ones that REALLY stood out were less about me and more about what the kids took away from the courses. Those are what I share with you below. Please… if you have read this far, take the time to read even further… offer me YOUR feedback and I will share it with them.

Lastly, Wednesday, June 11 at 8:00pm CST on Twitter using #WHSoc20 you can join the conversation about the BEST ASPECTS of THIS year from a number of educators from across the country. We all met at the White House this spring and are doing what we can to spread the great news and practices in education… I hope you can join us…

Students Comments:

Q: Is there anything about this class that frustrates you?

  • The only thing that frustrates me is that I can’t be in art class all day.
  • It doesn’t have anything to do with Mr. Korb but it does with some of the students. Some of them are so disrespectful to each other and to the supplies they are given. It’s ridiculous.
  • That it is over.
  • there can be conflicts in what he see and i see and we
  • can butt heads on somethings
  • Only that I won’t be in class anymore [Insert Tears here.
  • Sometimes it feels like there is a lot of work put on me for projects.
  • Nothing really frustrates me, I like the fact that Mr. Korb gave us the opportunity to pick what we wanted to do for the projects.
  • that I can’t really take your great class (This one struck me with a 🙂 because I think she [Kira Baird – contact me at my email address, I’d love to talk!] is from NYC.

I wanted to go through more of the questions but… I will be saving them for the next post – Q: What do you like best about this class and / or teacher?

Thank you ALL for taking my classes and allowing me the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD for another year… Please send me your comments and thoughts! Subscribe and share the idea to subscribe. I have plans to share a lot this summer as I work on two articles on education and all that I have done and what can be done in the classroom… any classroom.

Frank

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#LastDayofSchool for 2013 – 14! #Exams!

“If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.” ―Kristin Armstrong

Dreams and GOALS? Well… Joseph Cornell had dreams… and he created BOXES to hold them in. https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bdb11-josephcornellbebemarie.jpg

Art Foundations 2D: Exam Review – CLEAN!

Elements and Principles – Artists and Techniques! What have you learned this year? http://bcwmsart.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/1/3/1813198/3297400.jpg

Goals: Let’s COLLECT your GOALS PAGES!

  1. Take a few minutes to glance over your notes… Understand the basics of the ELEMENTS and PRINCIPLES of all that goes into the making of art. COLOR, Perspective, Color Theory, Grid, Observation? What do you REMEMBER? What are you struggling with? How can I help? In the net 10 minutes – come up with 3 questions I can help you with.

Do you have a NOTECARD? Do you have plans to prep for the exam? How can you study things like PERSPECTIVE? COLOR WHEEL? COLOR SCHEMES?

Drawing: Portraits in Hallways – Continue to RESOLVE DRAWINGS! EXAM Questions – HERE.

Last day on the Farm! https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/c00ba-jb01938-4l.jpg

Goals: Let’s HAND IN THE GOALS PAGES – Not the other stuff – Just the day to day written goals.

  1. RESOLVE your American Regionalist inspired drawing AND online research / essay / and artist statement for the final exam using  skill, confidence, and awareness so that your ideas are executed well. What do you need to do, specifics, to finish your artwork?

What does YOUR artwork have to say about YOUR community? Why did you choose what you did? What is IMPORTANT or INTERESTING to you about this image?

AP Studio Art: Exam update and COLLABORATION – GROUP PICTURE in front of the COLLABORATIVE WORK!

Hey – Like this! A GROUP Photo! https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2ce72-annaa2526i1.jpg

GOALS:

  1. RESOLVE your collaborative mural for the Social Studies Computer Lab. WHAT DID YOU CONTRIBUTE?

Do you have the WEBSITE / BLOG up and running? This is a portion of the FINAL GRADE and you had ALL YEAR (essentially) to work on it. How can I help?

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#Friday in the #Art Room! RESOLUTION!

TODAY’S Schedule

  • 1 – 7:25-8:06
  • 2 – 8:11-8:52
  • 3 – 8:57-9:38
  • 4 – 9:43-10:24
  • 6 – 10:29-11:10
  • 5A lunch – 11:15-11:51 (36 minutes)
  • 5B lunch – 11:56-12:33 (37 minutes)
  • 5C lunch – 12:38-1:14 (36 minutes)
  • 5AB class – 11:15-12:33
  • 5BC class – 11:56-1:14
  • 5AC class – 11:15-11:51 & 12:38-1:14
  • 7 – 1:19-2:00
  • 8 – 2:05-2:46

“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal

Art Foundations: What does your collage MEAN? COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION – HERE!

One More BEARDEN – GREAT SENSE OF SPACE! http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/i/partypictures/02_21_10/jk/IMG_7362.jpg

GOALS:

  1. How does your collage reflect the challenges our society has with Bullying? Reflect and Explain today…

How has taking the time to reflect on the tasks of creating the collage and discussing the MEANING of the collage helped you to better understand the larger meaning and ideas behind your work?

Drawing: How are you part of your COMMUNITY?

Hale Woodruff and a Lithograph – Are you SIMPLIFYING your work? http://www.a-r-t.com/kelley/web/thumbnails/_06N1023.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Continue to create the COMMUNITY based artworks that describe your place and time in your community. A: Reflect for 3 minutes with your current work – WRITE OUT what is working and what is NOT working right now… TAKE 3 MINUTES.

What was the most successful aspect of the work today? What is holding you back? How can you realize the image you have in your head on the paper in front of you? If you are NOT PLANNED you are not going to have as a successful work that you could.

AP Studio Art: How are you a part of the COLLABORATION?

Marshmallow Art – http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/17/article-2561205-1B9287D800000578-714_634x314.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Look at the qualities of art from the Renaissance and what was happening then (in the church because of your choice in painting) and analyze the current work of art in regard to similarities and differences in meaning. What was Michelangelo trying to say and what are you trying to say?

What’s the best thing about the work you are producing here? What is holding you back?

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#Art in the #Classroom – What are you taking away?

“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal

Art Foundations: COLLAGE – RESOLVE YOUR IDEAS

Romare Bearden and Collage: http://michaeldcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/75-collage-FAther.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Resolve visual compositions to explain your views on the ideas of Bullying.

What are you needing to do TONIGHT to be DONE? How does your work look from ARMS LENGTH? Is it readable? Does it make sense? Can you add anything?

Drawing: COMMUNITY and YOU

Whose work is THIS? Benton? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/People-of-Chilmark-Benton-1920-lrg.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply ____________ (What’s your media?), using the_______________ (What’s your STYLE like? Thomas Hart Benton? Andrew Wyeth? Other?), and __________________ (What’s your compositional approach – Straight on view? Bird’s Eye View?) with skill confidence and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.

What did Thomas Hart Benton and the other American Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition? How did they reflect their communities? How are you?

AP Studio Art: Collaboration

Collaboration on HUGE projects! http://www.warhol.org/uploadedImages/Warhol_Site/Warhol/Content/Education/Resources_and_Lessons/Aesthetics_Unit(1)/Images/07062012_EDU_sfaireymural_collab_large.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Solve the ideas of your COLLABORATIVE work using the SKILLS you have developed to continue this composition.

How are you feeling about your contribution to the larger group project? Seriously – how are you feeling? What HAVE you contributed? Do you feel a part of the process? How can you add more, step up?

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#WHSoc20 TONIGHT! #EE and #Feedback – 8:00CST!

Join the White House Social 20 TONIGHT at #WHSoc20 on Twitter to discuss the ideas of Educator Effectiveness and Feedback in the classroom!

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Sorry things didn’t work in OUR classroom yesterday – let’s get things back to the way we have always had it!

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May 28 Schedule for assembly

  • 1 hour: 7:25-7:57
  • 2 hour: 8:02 – 8:34
  • 3 hour: 8:39 – 9:11 
  • 4 hour: 9:16-9:48
  • Assembly: 10:01 – 10:48
  • 5A Lunch: 10:53 – 11:16
  • 5B Lunch: 11:16- 11:43 
  • 5C Lunch: 11:43 – 12:10  
  • 6 hour: 12:15 – 1:02  
  • 7 hour: 1:07 – 1:54  
  • 8 hour: 1:59 – 2:46

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“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal

What problems you may bear can be the seeds to larger learning and growth in your days! http://cdn2.simplyflynow.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/4/files/2013/03/inspirational-motivational-image-quotes-quotations-roxanajonescom-the-seed-that-became-a-tree.jpg

Art Foundations: What’s your message? What’s your collage about? How are your images working?

Romare BEarden – What’s the message you see? What might this be about? what are the techniques he used> http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,839580,00.html

Goals:

  1. 3.2 apply subjects of BULLYING, symbols you have gathered, and ideas about how you are thinking in art and use skill to solve visual challenges (and REAL challenges).

What is the social topic that you feel is important enough to make an artwork about? How are you using the abstract ideas of collage to create your image and successfully express your ideas?

Drawing: COMMUNITY! What are you contributing? What are your plans? How much time have we got?

John Steuart Curry – Our Good Earth – https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/17486-19442bjohn2bsteuart2bcurry2b2528american2bregionalist2bpainter252c2b189725e225802593194625292bback2bhome2bat2bthe2bfarm2b1944.jpg

Goals:

  1. apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.2 confidence 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well. What media, process and techniques are you using? What sense of confidence is helping you approach this work?

How have you been able to improve your drawing and idea skills more in the past year? What do you know about COMMUNITY? How can you use it and alter it to develop a unique and intriguing composition. What did Thomas Hart Benton and Other Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition? How did they reflect their communities?

AP Studio Art: Final Group Work – What are you contributing? Do I need to nag?

GROUP WORK! What are you contributing? Are you in the mix? Are you on the outskirts? http://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/greece2-e1349220621814.jpg

Goals:

  1. Compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of works form the past. What is YOUR message about creation and the ideas Michelangelo put forward similar and different – Compare and contrast!

How are you feeling about your contribution to the larger group project? Seriously – how are you feeling? What HAVE you contributed?

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LAST WEEK of #Art! Have you come close to hitting your #GOALS?

Welcome Home Mom!

“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal

What SEED do you have that you can be planting to help grow great solutions? http://turkeysong.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buckeye-seed-and-buckeye-trees1.jpg?w=640&h=480Art Foundations

Art Foundations:

What do you think Romare Bearden is TALKING about in this collage? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/466d9-artwork_images_291_766323_romare-bearden.jpeg

GOALS: BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR GOALS… WHAT DO YOU THINK BEARDEN IS TALKING ABOUT IN HIS COLLAGE “110th Street Harlem Blues”?

  1. 1.2 create collages that demonstrates an awareness of how your ideas about BULLYING relate to the materials, techniques, and processes you use. Are you at a good spot in how you are creating your collage? Describe in ONE SENTENCE how you are successful in the creation of the visual message.

What sorts of imagery have you come up with to help communicate your message regarding BULLYING? How is the imagery and Craftsmanship working for you?

Drawing:

Roger Medaris – American Regionalist. What is Medaris doing that OTHER Regionalists did? What is he doing that is different than what YOU are going to do? http://www.artandcointv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rogermedearis.jpg

Goals:

  1. Apply YOUR CHOICE OF media, techniques, and processes with skill, confidence, and awareness so that YOUR ideas are executed well.

A LOT to reflect on today. How have you been able to improve your drawing and idea skills more in the past year? What do you know about COMMUNITY? How can you use it and alter it to develop a unique and intriguing composition. What did Thomas Hart Benton and Other Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition? How did they reflect their communities?

AP Studio Art:

Goals:

  1. 6.1 compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of other disciplines

How have you been able to do A LOT of work in one day that you may not have been able to in the past? How have you been able to improve your drawing and idea skills more in the past year than you have in the past? What has AP brought to you that all your years of making art have not?

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How about you and your #community ? Are you a part of it?

“A dream only becomes overrated when not pursued by the dreamer.”

― Courtney Hickman

Art Foundations: Collage! Social Commentary – BULLYING!

WORKSHEET and Romare Bearden Foundation

Collage – Keep it clean and organized – PLAN IT OUT! http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/07/29/nyregion/29ARTSNJ2_SPAN/29ARTSNJ2_SPAN-articleLarge.jpg

Goals

  1. 1.3 communicate your thoughts on social topics of Bullying clearly – What is your MAIN IDEA? Write THAT down…
  2. 4.3 compare relationships in BULLYING COLLAGE in terms of your culture. How are you creating a work that speaks to the topic of BULLYING in YOUR CULTURE – Let’s take a moment and REALLY Share!
  3. DUE ON TUESDAY of NEXT WEEK!

WHY is BULLYING an important topic BESIDES Mr. Korb said we were doing this? What are you doing to EMPHASIZE and MAKE CLEAR the topic you have chosen? How is the imagery you are working on representing the work you are creating.

Drawing: Neighborhoods and OBSERVATION

Emil Kosa, Jr., Los Angeles (1933), graphite on paper, 12 x 15″. Private collection. How are you planning on working?

Goals

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art. What are YOU saying about YOUR Community? Share these ideas with your classmates.

What advancements have you made in the work so far? The compositions and ideas behind the design? What are you doing to advance the project and make it work visually? What have you learned from TWO DAYS of drawing outside and how can you put that into the project next week?

AP Studio Art: Collaboration and WORK!

collaborative Work on MURAL Scale! http://www.handprintpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mckinley1.jpg

Goals

  1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 materials, 1.2.2 techniques, 1.2.3 and processes you use through COLLABORATION – NOW we are rolling!

What has been the largest contribution that you have made to the work here? What are you going to be adding next week?