by lindanathan | Jul 10, 2012 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
During the last week of the school year, thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and TERC, we were able to select three artist-engineers to work with our 9th grade Engineering classes for “Design Comes Alive.” The projects culminated...
by lindanathan | Apr 5, 2012 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
Last week, BAA’s Center for Arts in Education hosted Darcy Rogers for a full-day workshop on her Organic Language Acquisition (OLA) technique. I first met Darcy at her school, Crater Renaissance Academy in Oregon, and then I ran into her again at the Coalition of...
by lindanathan | Apr 3, 2012 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
I have just returned from Washington, DC, and the Occupy the DOE rally. Cassie Wallace, our second-year math teacher, was my impetus to go. She posted on our Teaching/Learning email conference back in February: In case anyone is interested in protesting in DC with me...
by lindanathan | Dec 19, 2011 | Arts Education, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
In November 2009, I had the privilege of attending the Thanksgiving play at the Rafael Hernandez School, a bilingual elementary school in Roxbury where Margarita Muñiz was the principal. This annual musical is a long standing tradition, and in 2009, the play was about...
by lindanathan | Nov 18, 2011 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
Last Saturday, a group of BAA students performed for the closing session of the CES Fall Forum in Providence, RI. These students created a unique performance piece combining music, visual arts, spoken word, theatre and digital media. Participants were Althea Bennett...
by admin | Sep 9, 2011 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Literacy, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
Each year as we begin a new school year we return to these essential questions: What makes great teachers possible and how can school leaders support good teachers? Most teachers begin their careers in the classroom, with the door shut, and develop their skills alone....
