Mirror on the Wall: Public Art and the Face(s) of Youth | Edutopia
This is the blog post Melanie Manuel and I wrote for Edutopia about our public art project from last year. Mirror on the Wall: Public Art and the Face(s) of Youth | Edutopia.
Month: December 2012
Pushing Against Our Edges
(This is cross-posted at Cooperative Catalyst.) For a long time I was afraid to teach about the environment. As a high school student my most powerful learning experiences had come from creating a campaign for sustainability within my school district. As a high school teacher I had, amazingly, taught for ten years without teaching a unit […]Read Post ›
Why I Teach (in Philadelphia)
(This is cross-posted at Cooperative Catalyst.) One of my most poignant school memories is from fourth grade. I was in Mr. Gross’s class. We were spread out in the field behind the school, with journals and pencils in hand. I was lying on my stomach, propped up on my elbows. My eyes were focused on […]Read Post ›
My Digital Story
This was a project for a PBS course that I took. I show it to my students before I have them create Digital Stories related to Language Autobiographies that they write.
Mover and a Shaker
Wonderful video made by student Jesus Jimenez that documents my students’ participation in the 2011 Art in the Open Festival. I have gotten so much out of my collaboration with Leah Stein…
Mr J Block 