New York City, NY – Principal Padilla, parent coordinator Annery Quezada, and eighth grade english teacher Tim Pearce are implementing a new Parent Program into this federally-funded magnet school on the upper west side of New York City. West Prep Academy has a themed curriculum, “youth voice through youth media,” and Principal Roberto Padilla wants [...]
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Schools and organizations nationwide are working with The Art of Learning Project in new and exciting ways.
MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Categories: programs, schoolsMarmaduke, AR – Char Green, an experienced Gifted & Talented Program Coordinator in Marmaduke School District, heard Josh speak at the NAGC conference in St. Louis and has since been using TAOL to teach emotion regulation lessons to students in grades 5-8. In one of her lessons, “Something’s Fishy”, students focus on “learning obstacles”, particularly, [...]
Cypress Creek High School
Categories: programs, schoolsORLANDO, FL – Carole Scala, English Department Chair and Writing Coach at Cypress Creek High School, is using The Art of Learning as a means to help her students reach their academic potential. The focus of her work is on time management, study skills, and motivation. Carole incorporates the use of Socratic Circles for discussions [...]
North Carolina State University – College of Education
Categories: programs, schoolsRALEIGH, NC – Dr. Linda Robinson is teaching a course entitled, “Teaching in the Middle Years” to future undergraduate and graduate level educators at NC State specializing in Middle School Education. She initiates the course by having educators write their own autobiographies of their experiences of learning in middle school years. She then introduces the [...]
Blue Willow Public School
Categories: programs, schoolsONTARIO, CANADA - Jeffrey Schaefer, educator at the Blue Willow Public School, has been using The Art of Learning with his 8th grade class. Mr. Schaefer selects questions from the Students’ Guide to The Art of Learning in order to springboard thoughtful discussions in small groups within his classroom. Group collaborations are centered on a [...]
The University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center of Gifted Education and Talent Development
Categories: programs, schools, UncategorizedIOWA CITY, IA. At the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, within the University of Iowa’s College of Education, Dr. Clar Baldus has launched a statewide outreach program to share The Art of Learning with undergraduate and graduate level educators and community based teachers, counselors, and administrators working with gifted students. In [...]
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