As a follow-up to my recent piece on research, and in particular the claims we make about it, I’ve received a number of comments and links. For those interested in this topic (and I confess I quickly get overwhelmed by my own fascination with these ideas and the huge quantity of information out there) here …
The annual Kennedy Center retreat for teaching artists is one of my favorite times of the year. I get to hang out with amazing, intelligent, engaged, and committed teaching artists who are doing great work all over the United States. We receive a variety of workshops on subjects that are current in education, and we …
I presented at a conference recently for early childhood teachers. I enjoyed my sessions, and I thought that the whole event was well planned and executed. However, I was troubled by several of the keynote sessions. Three different sessions led by musicians involved the presenters talking and then pressing “play” to cue up a song. …