Category: Education (page 4)

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,…

Jodi is a delightful recent addition to the COOL Schools family.  She embodies the essence of what makes COOL Schools successful: she is a strong collaborator and endeavors to teach and inspire ALL students.  When asked how her COOL Schools…

Job Description VSA Massachusetts is seeking a passionate and experienced teaching artist (TA) or arts educator for a part-time, five-day-a-week position teaching students with disabilities at Charlestown High School (CHS) for the Fall 2017 semester (with a strong possibility to…

I am a performing artist, yoga teacher, and educational innovator.  Over the past ten years, I have combined my two passions (the arts and mindful practices) to encourage identity exploration, positive self-expression, and deep engagement with creative process.  In 2012…

Artist Statement My current practice explores themes of migration, immigration and transformation with a focus on the Chinese diaspora.  As a first-generation Taiwanese-American, I am interested in the meeting of cultural identities.  Drawn from my personal experiences of crossing between…

I walk into the Hilton 2nd floor lobby to pick up my NAEA registration materials and one thing is abundantly clear: I am not in Kansas anymore. The largest education conference I’ve ever been to topped out at 400 people…

The minute Andy walks in through the door and begins strumming his guitar, students’ faces light up and smiles abound.  Everyone shares in Andy’s enthusiasm, wanting you to join in and make music with him.  He cares passionately about each…

I am a visual artist and educator.  As a teaching artist I use hands-on visual inquiry, imagination, collaboration and critiquing as a way to engage students more deeply in content, creativity and self-reflection.  I believe that by engaging in visual…

I am a community artist who uses both individual and collaborative art making and mixed mediums to create and facilitate installation, 2D, 3D, interactive sculpture, and fiber based artwork.  I believe by engaging students in creative processes using a wide…