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TagElementary Education: Cohort Interview of Todd Gervase
Why did you decide to go back to school for teaching?
I originally went to school to learn about art, but I always had an interest ..
Elementary Education: On Reading Routines & Unconventional Learning Materials
READING ROUTINES
I’m currently completing a round of field observations that focus on reading and writing instruction to help me ge..
Elementary Education: It Was Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
As a person that is very interested in curating spaces, (including my apartment) I have found that I spend a lot of my time imagining ..
Tim O’Brien Quotes Pt. 1: Teaching for Storycatchers
I’ve been reading “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, and found this quote in the story “Notes:”
By telling stories, you obje..
R3 – Graduate Student Exhibit
Critical Encounters is a “college-wide initiative intended to synchronize conversations between the school and the community in an ong..
Elementary Education: Illinois Writer’s Project
It’s official. I am a teacher training junkie. Last Thursday my cohort attended the Illinois Writing Project’s Celebration of Teachers..
Visual Learning-Postcard Project Responses
Visual Learning- Postcard Project RESPONSES
As a reminder, in the class Methods and Materials for Teaching Visual Arts at the Secon..
Art Education Faculty Spotlight: Anne Becker
What is your position in Columbia’s Education Department?
I’m the Director of Art Education, and basically what that means is I tea..
Elementary Education: In-School Observations
One of the major components of Columbia’s curriculum is the completion of 100+ hours of field observations that take place before stud..
Teacher Art Work Sample (TAWS)
What is a Teacher Art Work Sample?
Through a Teacher Art Work Sample, or TAWS, an art teacher documents a single art lesson from st..