Parent Conference season is here! I thought it would be fun to share a quick, little, creative activity I do with my students in preparation for parent conferences: recycled folders. Basically, I have a set of 26 bright, yellow folders, numbered 1-26 to correspond...
Every year, Plymouth State University in New Hampshire organizes a wonderful integrated arts conference. Here is a run down of what you can expect. If you are interested in attending, please be sure to click the link for more information. ~EMP All elementary...
With parent conferences just around the corner for many schools, we thought this would be a timely article for you. Enjoy! ~EMP Being a teacher comes with many responsibilities, among them the task of dealing with unhappy parents. While many parents are willing to...
Later today, I will be presenting for the #rscon11 Reform Symposium conference. My presentation is on “Getting Started with Arts Integration” and I thought it would be helpful to post the outline and links that I will be referring to during the...
One thing that I have learned from being in the non-profit world with an organization like Arts @ Large, that brings the art community together with the public school, is that you must have a passion for whatever it is that you do and that you what your company...
