Posted Saturday October 04 2014 at 7:56 pm
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.
Posted Monday September 29 2014 at 9:46 pm
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."
Posted Wednesday September 24 2014 at 10:09 pm
COOL highlights from last year:
- COOL grew from 2,023 to 2,445 students, 12 to 17 schools and 106 to 170 teachers.
- We started Embodying Literacy, our first yearlong professional learning community with 12 BPS arts teachers integrating literacy, drama and dance.
- Parkolation built the 1st student designed Parklet in Boston.
- Media Arts joined the COOL repertoire.
This year, we're looking forward to:
- Taking Embodying Literacy to the next level, adding PD for 200 BPS K2 teachers.
- Working on exploring our role to support STEAM learning.
- Growth of Parkolation, prospect locations for new parklets.
Download, print, read the full report.