by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Books, Professional Development, School Visits
What a whirlwind two-day trip to Milwaukee! I hadn’t been there since 1977, when I studied at UW Madison and forgot how friendly people are in the Midwest. I visited Milwaukee at the invitation of Christina Ratatori, who is a dance teacher in the public schools...
by admin | Oct 4, 2010 | Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development
Last week I had the chance to participate on a panel discussion at the Center for Public Leadership (Harvard Kennedy School) following a screening of the newly-released documentary Waiting for Superman. I was joined on the panel by Jim Berk (CEO of Participant Media,...
by admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Leadership Development, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
The end of the school year is a time for closure for most schools. At BAA it is also time to kick off the seventh annual Summer Institute for Arts in Education, an amazing week-long professional development experience for folks interested in school change. Teachers...
by admin | Jun 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was recently invited to The English High School to give a talk to the faculty and staff about the themes from my book. English High School is the oldest public high school in America and is also the place I worked while I was with Fenway High School in the 1980s. I...
by admin | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gio Om has been analyzing my dreams from our trip to Qatar. “Are you still dreaming of women in black abayas walking down the beach, Ms. Nathan?” he queries most mornings when he sees me. A couple of weeks ago, when I was just back from Helsinki, Gio, a BAA...
