Category: Education (page 3)

I am a teaching artist.  As a teaching artist, I employ a design process in the classroom.  The students and I research, plan, execute, revise, celebrate and envision each lesson together.  The purpose of this process is to help my…

Hello, I’m Laura Evonne Steinman, Community Artist/Educator/Activist.  I have been making a creative mess since I was a little kid building forts.  I didn’t like the color pink until I was almost 40 years old, go figure. I believe that…

I am an artist-educator.  As an artist, I use anthropomorphic animals in illustrations, comics, and animations as a vehicle for self-expression, as these characters veil reality in a way I find more comfortable to make, as well as for viewers…

I am a visual artist, dancer and educator.  As a Teaching Artist, I use interactive community building activities, structured self-reflection and thematic exploration to create spaces for learners to explore and express who they are, connect with each other, and…

VSA MA COOL Schools seeks experienced teaching artists to create arts-integrated programs for for two of our high school programs and one early childhood program during the Winter/Spring semester of the 2017-2018 school year.  The opportunities are as follows: –…

Hot off the press, a new COOL report. We are excited to share our latest COOL Report for the 2016-2017.  Download the PDF now to learn about our programming highlights in schools and with educators across Massachusetts.  Our teaching artists,…

Greetings!  I’m Amanda and I am here for the year to study for my Ed.M from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, the Arts In Education program.  For the past 11 years I worked as a teaching artist, arts administrator, and…

After spending a year working as an intern with Aysha, Nicole, Charlie, Jon, and COOL School’s many wonderful Teaching Artists, it was a no-brainer for us to offer Mia Branco the position of COOL Program Manager, starting September 1, 2017.…

Ever think about what role the arts can play in supporting learning and inclusion?  Recently, a third grader named Shantel told us all about how she experienced this while learning how to make a clock.  A teaching artist had worked…

Are you invested in equitable access to art-based and arts-integrated instruction for students with disabilities? If so, this conference is a must for you.  VSA Intersections convenes all involved in this venture: general and special educators, arts specialists, teaching artists,…