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....
by admin | Aug 8, 2011 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
Many of you know that I returned to Argentina in July 2010, and that my book was published in Spanish there (“Las Preguntas Fundamentales no Están en el Examen.”) Argentina is determined to use the arts as a mechanism to challenge and change both school...
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
Many of my teachers will tell you that I have driven them nuts (justifiably) asking, “When are we going to do puppets?” For years, I’ve gone on and on with whomever would listen about why I love puppets. From a Surdna Fellow artist-teacher who gave a puppet and...
by admin | Apr 13, 2011 | Interdisciplinary Learning, Professional Development
(This is not a trick question, but you will have to read below to find the answer!) One of the founding principles of Boston Arts Academy (BAA) involved interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The paint on the walls was barely dry in 1998 as we tried to discern what...
