In 1973, contemporary artist and elementary school art teacher, Ana Mendieta, created a performative work of art called Parachute, in … More
Category: collaborative learning
‘Funktional’ Art Education
I’m not a religiously observant Jew, but my Jewishness is a large part of who I am today. My realization … More
Artfully Dismantling Systemic Racism
Racism is the longest uninterrupted epidemic within our collective American culture. It is a gaping wound and festering infection intrinsic … More
Weaving together history, experience and STEAM based learning
Soft Monitor is an art, science, technology and engineering initiative exploring how to divert the detrimental effects of ‘screen time’ … More
Finding hope, exhibiting empathy and artfully learning through Quaranteens
My high school experience was largely defined by sociopolitical events. Freshman and sophomore years were book-ended by anxieties related to … More
Sewing and Growing: Communal Quilts for Education and Liberation
Quilt making is a powerful art-centered form of collaborative learning and communicating that has significant roots in shaping many social, … More
Life imitates art: Communicating and discovering the world IRL via video games
When the COVID-19 pandemic began and it became clear that our new reality would include social distancing and going into … More
The dog did my homework
Dogs, often endearingly called “a human’s best friend,” are a longstanding popular subject for realistic and imaginative portrayals in art … More
Artist see, artist do
You have likely heard the saying “monkey see, monkey do.” This phrase refers to how primates, a taxonomic order which … More
Getting Artfully Attuned to Higher Learning
Preface: I had started writing this post prior to the great wave of uncertainty and major changes in educational policy, … More
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