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 | Jan 20, 2022 | Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
Tia proudly walks the halls of the Malden Early Learning Center, a public preschool serving students ages 3- 5 years old. The students at the ELC are among the most diverse group (race, ethnicity, socioeconomic, and learning styles) of students in the state. It is...
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...
by lindanathan | Oct 16, 2021 | Equity, Family/School Involvement, Leadership Development, Teaching and Learning
Soon after the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act, the Boston Public Schools, with cooperation from the Boston Teachers Union, opened Pilot Schools. I was co-director of the first Pilot school, Fenway High School, and we were excited by similar schools in NYC,...
