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Imagination Everywhere

by Robin Brooks | Apr 21, 2018 | News from the Studio, Teaching and Learning

Stopping by the art room one morning on her way to kindergarten, Harper Marie, age six and a half, exclaimed out loud, “I wonder if you have imagination everywhere?” Harper and her sister Willow were absorbed with seeing what was on the walls and noticing...
Saying “Yes” to Children’s Ideas–Teaching vs. Learning

Saying “Yes” to Children’s Ideas–Teaching vs. Learning

by Robin Brooks | Sep 27, 2017 | Teaching and Learning, Uncategorized

TEACHING VS. LEARNING: One of the scariest things about transitioning to a choice based approach to working with children is a teacher’s fear of losing control.  Many of us are operating under the false assumption that if we control every possible variable, we...

Art Teaching: Braiding Strands of Theory into Practice

by Robin Brooks | Mar 21, 2016 | News from the Studio, Teaching and Learning

Every teacher-in-training takes theory classes in preparation for entering the classroom.  Over time, our theories about children and learning become the foundation for our practice–the daily life of working with children in the classroom.  As I have matured in...

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