by lindanathan | Apr 27, 2022 | Arts Education, Boston Arts Academy, Creativity, Equity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Outdoor Education, Praise, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
“Caminante no hay camino; se hace el camino al andar.” We both loved those verses from Antonio Machado. We have traveled and invented so many paths together. I am grateful to have had Carmen in my life for so many years. We called each other sisters from...
by lindanathan | Apr 11, 2022 | Equity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, School Visits, Teaching and Learning
By Linda Nathan, Co-Director Perrone Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership and Adjunct Lecturer HGSE The Students are Watching. That’s what author and educator Ted Sizer wrote. They are observing the adults, listening and critiquing their every word. Is this thing...
by lindanathan | Apr 6, 2022 | Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Outdoor Education, School Visits, Teaching and Learning
By Linda Nathan, Director, Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership at Hale (PSi) It has been a minute since I’ve been able to catch up with Adrianne Level. She was part of the first PSi cohort, then called CELI and located at Boston University. Adrianne is now...
by lindanathan | Mar 22, 2022 | Arts Education, Creativity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Literacy, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
A comfortable gathering placeSkilled musicians/educatorsFolks of all ages willing to take risks and play together Instruments and noise makers of all kindsFood and drink if desiredTime to share your creations with one another and to debrief Once you gather these...
by lindanathan | Mar 21, 2022 | Creativity, Equity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Literacy, Professional Development, School Visits, Teaching and Learning
By Linda Nathan, Director, Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership at Hale (PSi) Recently, I traveled to Lawrence, MA (actually Andover) to witness Rebecca Iyore’s PSi Capstone Project in action. PSi Capstones focus on ways that schools and community...
by lindanathan | Nov 15, 2021 | Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Literacy, Praise, Professional Development, School Visits, Teaching and Learning
COVID19 has blanketed so many students and families in frustration, despair, and disappointment. Recently I visited 360 High School in Providence, Rhode Island and found hope, optimism, and a sense of possibilities. Started seven years ago with Carnegie Foundation...
