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,...
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 | Jul 3, 2012 | Arts Education, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
On Saturday, June 23, we celebrated a remarkable woman and educator as she retired from BAA: Fernadina Chan. I have the privilege of working with some of the most amazing teachers at Boston Arts Academy, and it was an honor to celebrate Fern at The Boston Conservatory...
by lindanathan | May 8, 2012 | Arts Education, Teaching and Learning
One of the ten common principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools is personalization. This is explained as: “Teaching and learning should be personalized to the maximum feasible extent… the goal is that no teacher has direct responsibility for more than 80...
by lindanathan | May 1, 2012 | Arts Education
Saturday’s Boston Globe ran an article on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (they performed at the Citi Wang Theatre Thursday through Sunday last week.) Many may not have known that two Alvin Ailey dancers (Kirven Boyd and Belen Estrada) are graduates of...