Educational materials include a variety of objects such as visual and auditory media, books, manipulatives (i.e. blocks) and toys that … More
Tag: Art History
Is There Time for TikTok in Art Education?
As far as social media goes, I am somewhat of a Luddite. The most novel social media app I use … More
Essential Art for Essential Workers
In light of the pandemic’s winter wave and its continued toll on our already stressed infrastructure and personnel, I am … More
Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments, Revisited
Since I wrote Turning the Dismantling of Monuments Into Teachable Moments so much has happened, so I figured that a follow … More
Weaving Intersectionality by Learning from Indigenous Artists
Google Doodles are unique visual content that temporarily alter the Google logo on the search engine’s main homepage. Generally, these … More
Happy Little Accidents: Bob Ross and the Joy of Living Artfully
Note: this post discusses the recently released Bob Ross documentary on Netflix, so there may be some minor spoilers. However, … More
Lessons In Critical Race Theory From the Arts
It seems like almost every school-related matter that we read or hear about these days involves a debate on Critical … More
When schools are not schools
Indoctrination is not education, yet so-called “schools” throughout the colonial history of the United States and Canada have had a … More
Artfully Assessing an American Education
What is an American education? Because of our vast geocultural landscape, imperialism, colonialism and partisan driven policies, the answers are … More
A Brief History of Children’s Art Exhibitions
The display and contextualization of youth art has a stable and wide ranging foundation in art pedagogy and museology. One … More