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Art Teacher Promotes Social Awareness in India

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Vidhya Shree, an art teacher hailing from Rajarajeshwari Nagar, a locality of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, is pushing her influence past the classroom and into the streets. As Rajarajeshwari Nagar residents continue to prepare …

Pennsylvania Art Teacher Reflects on 40-Year Career

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd The State College Area School District in Pennsylvania is saying goodbye to longtime art teacher Robert Placky who is retiring after a 40-year career with the school district. Placky has kept mementos of …

Utah Art Teacher Thinks Outside of the Box

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Provo’s Edgemont Elementary School recently announced that art teacher Jeff Cornwall won the Utah Elementary Art Educator of the Year award. Cornwell has been a teacher at the school for four years and …

Montgomery County Art Teacher Receives Top Honor

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Terri Sanders, a teacher at Hauke Academic Alternative High School in Montgomery County, was recently honored as the 2015 recipient of the Dr. David Gottlieb Teacher Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual …

Recipe for Success – Artists First, Educator Second

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Jennifer Merry of Kennebunkport, Maine was recently named Secondary Art Teacher of the Year, an honor bestowed by the Maine Art Education Association. Merry credits her successes to her mantra that she is …

Art Teacher Donates Mural to High School in Maui

Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Art has played a major role within various industries. Works by a variety of artists have served to inspire, provoke, and even educate. One of the latest art developments in Hawaii has proven …