Pandemics, social and political upheaval and climate change have all poignantly shown us how unpredictable life is. The lack of … More
Category: cross disciplinary
Education and Empowerment via Entertainment Justice
Generations of human beings have taught and learned valuable lessons from songs that are created within the community and are … More
Nature’s Classroom
Forest schools are a popular pedagogical method and physical educational environment throughout Scandinavian countries, beginning in Sweden and Denmark during … More
Maintenance Art: Ecology, Civility and Empathy through Artful Learning
With the pandemic still looming large throughout the world, especially here in the United States, it is important that we … More
Chutes and Scaffolds
In 1973, contemporary artist and elementary school art teacher, Ana Mendieta, created a performative work of art called Parachute, in … More
‘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
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visual Lessons About the Black Experience in Academic, Professional and Everyday Life
Infographics are aesthetic visual representations of data, which present quantitative and qualitative information in a concise and accessible manner. Infographics … 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