Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

These are surreal and uncertain times for educators, to say the least. If you are like me, there are thoughts and scenarios running through your head regarding what this future school year will look like (...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, data collection, differentiated instruction, Leadership Fellow, M.T421, music education, orchestra, performance critique, professional learning

Thirty-five years ago a guidance counselor asked me, “Why should we schedule a student all four years in Orchestra? Aren’t students just repeating the same class?” I attempted to explain that students continue to...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment arts education, Cathy DePentu, dance, MAEIA, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, music, professional learning, Professional Learning Community, school year, theatre, visual arts

I have been in school for 58 of my 63 years. Granted, I’ve switched roles a few times and moved back and forth from the front of the room to behind a desk (...

Debra Henning Leave a Comment Cosmopolitan Chicken Research Project, ENERGY/MASS, Glenn Kaino, Mara Hasseltine, Next Generation Science Standards, Vanmechelen, Wasserman Projects

“We are in a revival of a cosmopolitan renaissance where we make the combination again between imagination and knowledge. We need art and science to make a connection. Out of this we can create...