As we thaw out from this winter, VSA kicks off the spring with an innovative program for teaching artists and classroom teachers. Embodying Literacy – Early Childhood is a three-part workshop series that provides early childhood educators a unique opportunity…
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Meet the Intern: Tarin Griggs
I am an arts administrator from Richmond, California, and I am a Masters in Education candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Arts in Education Program. What are your favorite pastimes? “I am a…
Submit Your Video to CAST’s Looking4UDL Contest
CAST Professional Learning is looking for great examples of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in practice. CAST, the Center for Applied Special Technology, was founded 25 years ago to explore ways of using new technologies to provide better educational experiences…
Scholarship Opportunities
Deadline: February 13, 2015 For high school students who learn differently. Deadline: February 15, 2015 For blind college students in the United States and Puerto Rico. Deadline: March 31, 2015
Workshop Opportunity: Universal Design for Learning in Early Childhood
As part of our Embodying Literacy professional development series, we are excited to offer a workshop dedicated to Universal Design for Learning geared towards early childhood. Boston Public Schools Inclusion Specialist Hilary Shea will be providing participants an overview of…
Free VSA Webinar – Tools and Techniques for Artists with and without Disabilities: How to Handle the Resistance in the Creative Process
Content: Many creatives experience creative blocks due to the resistance that is part of the creative process. Too often, resistance stops the artist from making movement in their art work or out in their careers. This includes artists with disabilities…
Ten Lessons The Arts Teach
SOURCE: Eisner, E. (2002). , In Chapter 4, What the Arts Teach and How It Shows. (pp. 70-92). Yale University Press. Available from . 1. The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships. Unlike much of the…
We Are COOL All-Stars: Converse Collaborates with VSA’s COOL Schools Program
On Friday, December 12, 2014, students in VSA’s at and got to put their creative skills on display by designing their own Converse classic high-tops. This opportunity was extended to other students in the school, bringing the total number of…
Free Webinar: Using iMovie to Create Video Self-Modeling with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Video can be used in a number of ways to enhance classroom instruction. A review will be provided of a creative use of video in the classroom. A rationale will be offered. Uses and applications will be discussed. Step by…
Boston Conservatory Offers New Programs in Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum
recently announced two first-of-their-kind programs in teaching music to students on the autism spectrum. With rigorous hands-on training both in and out of the classroom, these ground-breaking programs expand upon the Conservatory’s already robust music education offerings by providing innovative…