Expressive Arts, which utilizes more than one art process in a session, sometimes uses poetry, visual arts, clay, movement, sound, guided meditation, [...]
"Educators and administrators cannot justify giving the arts an important position in the curriculum unless they understand that the arts are the [...]
I am worried about my students and their families. I have been for a long time. Over the last two decades [...]
One Social Re-constructivist’s Journey On the Road to Building a More Just & Ecologically Resilient World Sasha at the Detroit Riverfront [...]
"We live in an era in which the educational system in the United States seems increasingly removed from the drift of [...]
Neuroscience supports the positive benefits of artistic expression. Through activities that involve creativity, children with executive function deficits discover new ways to concentrate on what they enjoy most and do best, to focus, to forgive and appreciate themselves and to cope with their impulsivity with new tools they can transfer into other parts of their school life. Making art actually grows neurons that strengthen executive functioning skills and build resilience, flexibility and nimble thinking.
Dear Hiring Manager, I am applying for an art teaching position, because like Jean Houston, I believe that art educators can [...]
I came across this article that I wrote in 1996 ... these are the roots of my work as I finish the [...]
"...when students are off task they often get check marks, they lose privileges or get phone calls home. It was always [...]
I just read a short blog post by Bill Feterriter entitled "A message from Myers: Reading is not optional." Funny how [...]