I have to admit, that comment both was a potent pill, as it both pleased me and broke my heart. How could it be possible that the teachers feel so beleaguered? Well, one look at the major media around teaching and teachers, and well, you figure it all out in an instant. It was pleasing, of course, as an assessment of the all-day professional development conference. We got … [Read more...] about “I Felt Like A Professional”–What a Teacher Told Me at a Recent Conference
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Jane Remer’s Cliffnotes: When Teachers Teach Artists: Changing the Paradigm and Balancing the Equation
Let's welcome back Jane Remer, Dewey21C's regular guest blogger. She's posted a wonderful entry that touches upon the human details of what makes for good professional development of teaching artists, not to mention teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.To read Jane's previous entries, all you have to do is search using the little box to the right and voila! … [Read more...] about Jane Remer’s Cliffnotes: When Teachers Teach Artists: Changing the Paradigm and Balancing the Equation