Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd It is no secret that art programs in elementary and high schools are often in a precarious position. When more and more budget cuts are made it is often the visual art teacher, …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Contributing to art education does not always necessarily mean teaching it. Jerome and Simona Chazen, alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are purveyors and practitioners of this philosophy. The Chazen’s found success after …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd In July 2013, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that shifted the spending decisions in California’s school districts to the local level. The intention was to allow districts to target disadvantaged students in …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd The archetypal image of the stubborn old curmudgeon, set in their ways, is one that is stuck in the imagination. Award winning movies like Up, Gran Torino, and Nebraska all feature elderly leads …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd High school art teachers are used to seeing email requests from their fellow teachers asking to help in a variety of school activities. Could you help chaperone? Would you cover detention for me? …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Claire Gillen, an art teacher at Hylands School in Clemsford, Essex is all too familiar with the pain that comes from losing a loved one to pancreatic cancer. So far she has lost …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Alice Gerhart, an art teacher in Douglass Township, Pennsylvania, has had a long history of teaching art and design to students of all ages. Now, as she ages, she reflects on her journey …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Teachers are always looking for ways to connect their lessons to the world outside of their classroom. By showing students that their classroom activities have real world applications, teachers can help students to …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Released in August 2015, “If Picasso Went to the Zoo” was published by Firehouse Publications, a children’s book featuring art from fifty different art teachers from around the world. Within the book are …