by lindanathan | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
I received an email about a month ago from a former Boston Arts Academy high school student. I knew them as Elyias Harris and now they were professionally known as Deen Rawlins-Harris. We hadn’t been in touch all that much since they graduated in 2009, but we had had...
by lindanathan | Dec 11, 2024 | Books, Equity, International, Uncategorized
As the 2024 year comes to a close, I wanted to give a quick run down on a few activities and also share some thoughts. Our book Designing Democratic Schools and Learning Environments continues to be a resource to many all over the world. It has now reached over...
by lindanathan | Nov 7, 2024 | Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
This fall, I’ve been in a lot of different schools, but I’ve encountered a similar theme: many teachers are struggling to find the value for PLCs or PLTs–whatever acronym you use to describe professional learning communities. Long before it had a name and a whole...
by lindanathan | Sep 8, 2024 | Arts Education, Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
Dear friends and colleagues, As the leaves begin to turn into the brilliant colors of fall, I wanted to share my whereabouts and musings with all of you. I hope that summer brought you time with family, friends, and new adventures. Certainly, the...
by lindanathan | May 4, 2024 | Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized
Happy to have participated in Deeper Learning 2024 in San Diego as a Den Speaker, along with my former student and current colleague Ayesha Hoda, and so many others I admire. The conference is an inspirational gathering of educators determined to create the schools...
by lindanathan | Jan 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Regeneration: Problem Solving in a Mexican Watershed ReSiMar is a project in Mexico that focuses on large-scale, community-driven transformation to regenerate Mexico’s coast in Baja, Oaxaca and Guerrero. Specifically, the name is an abbreviation for “regeneration of...
