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  • Arts in Special Education Consortium Launches Resources Section

    Posted Saturday October 04 2014 at 7:56 pm in Education

    Arts in Special Education Consortium Logo

    The Arts in Special Education Consortium recently announced their launch of a Resources Section.

    Browse through seven different categories, ranging from Specific Disabilities, to a Partial Glossary of Important Terms, to Classroom Resources and, of course, Art & Art-Specific Resources.  You'll find publications, advocacy groups and important information listed throughout.



    Mad in America's International Film Festival

    Posted Saturday October 04 2014 at 7:09 pm in News

    Mad in America International Film Festival

    Cambridge-based organization Mad in America, Inc. will be hosting an International Film Festival from October 9-12, 2014 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA with the mission of rethinking psychiatry and the mental health system.  The four-day program of films, speakers, panels, live performances, visual art, and more will bring together an international collective of leading voices in creating mental health alternatives and new paradigms of care.  Find more information at Mad in America’s International Film Festival website.



    Meet the Intern: Hannah Hanssens-Reed

    Posted Monday September 29 2014 at 9:46 pm in Education

    Meet the Intern: Hannah Hanssens-Reed

    I am from Philadelphia and I'm working on my Ed.M. in Arts in Education (at Harvard's Graduate School of Education).

    What are your favorite pastimes?
          "I love to draw, paint, read, and experiment in the kitchen.  I am also an avid hiker and love to be outdoors."

    If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
          "I would love to be Matilda, the illustrated version, from the book by Roald Dahl."

    You are trapped on an island.  What three items do you want to have with you?
          "A set of paints & brush, a machete, and a hammock."

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