Teacher Profiles: An Interview with Julie Greto
Julie Greto This year, we will be featuring on our blog talented and committed educators from our community. I hope that the personal paths and ways of doing of individual teachers inspire you as they...
View ArticleWhy Our Schools Need the Arts: A New Perspective
Photo by S. Bielec I recently read Why Our Schools Need the Arts by Jessica Hoffman Davis (2008), founder of the Arts in Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Reading this...
View ArticleGeolocalize it: The global context of everything
The idea for this blog post came to me after I presented a short webinar on the mapping and drawing application Cartograf last week (Archive available here). Previously I had published a post about...
View ArticleBurgundy Jazz: Exploring Black History Within a Local Context
February is Black History Month, a time to learn, honour and celebrate the achievements of black Canadians. An interesting entry point for you and your students to explore black history is Burgundy...
View Article10 Years Later: Is Creativity Still Being Killed in Schools?
Image by Verena Roberts CC BY-NC-SA After watching Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talk, “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” in 2006, I have been actively looking and searching for creativity in schools. Are we...
View ArticleGaspé Makes: STEAM challenges at Eastern Shores School Board
In early April, a LEARN team composed of Chris Colley and Christine Truesdale visited three schools in the Gaspé to work with students and teachers on the Makerspace idea with our Open Creative Space...
View ArticleFostering a Growth Mindset in the Arts Classroom
Guest post by Louise Campbell, Artist in Schools What strategies can be used in the arts classroom to shift focus from ‘getting it right’ to exploring potential? Educators often refer to this as...
View ArticleWalk a Mile: A story of entrepreneurship and the Arts
Entrepreneurship is a way for individuals to be fulfilled, express their values, bring their ideas to life, gain control of their lives and contribute to their community. Entrepreneurial spirit is...
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