Unique Solutions for Unique Learners
I remember the first time I was genuinely excited to go to an art exhibit, and I was a late bloomer. It was junior year of college and I was in my first art history class discussing, looking at, and investigating modern art using books and slides. After three weeks, we went to the Museum read more…
It’s hard to remember an analog world. A place where maps were two dimensional and books needed to be requested and mail ordered. Technology has transformed the educational landscape, providing us with instant access to information and resources that are influencing the way we learn. From Google search to its many applications like Art Project, which provides access read more…
Are you a high school student looking for a unique experience in the city? Join the New York Historical Society for some fabulous new programs launching this Spring for high School students. Saturday Academy: FREE classes in American Studies and SAT Prep at N-YHS this Spring! Join us on Saturday mornings to explore topics ranging read more…
With New York City as our playground, the possibilities are endless! Take a fabulous teacher, a subject matter expert, a curious learner, and a metro card (or cab) and you have a recipe for learning success! Interactive field trips emphasize “active viewing,” multisensory learning, and discussion to help students deeply engage with the learning experience. read more…
How many teaching techniques can you think of? There are too many to list. And for those educators who have been in this field for at least five years, we’ve already seen numerous additions and enhancements. When I was in elementary school it was all about rote learning. Then there was “new math”. Then manipulatives. read more…
Having struggled through out high school in math classes, I often wondered when would the quadratic equation ever matter in real life? Outside of balancing my checkbook and building a budget—two things I still am not disciplined enough to do on a regular basis—math has not been my friend. I’ve focused my career on teaching read more…
Now is the time that many high school students begin searching for opportunities to gain hands-on work experience, hoping for a glimpse into a career they might one day pursue. But why wait until summer to get started? True, summer is a great time for students to get concentrated experience without the pressure of schoolwork; read more…
A recent article in a New York Times’ special section on museums “From Show And Look To Show And Teach” by Carol Vogel focuses on leading art museums that are reaching visitors in new, interactive ways on site as well as online. It features the Whitney Museum of American Art’s temporary education center, constructed out read more…
Operating without a permanent exhibition space until the re-design of its 5th Avenue home is complete in 2013, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has applied an innovative and creative solution to introduce the design process to students in classrooms across the city. “Target Design in the Classroom” is an education program that teaches students read more…
NYC will soon be the home to the first mathematics museum in the United States. The Museum of Mathematics (nicknamed MoMath), which is set to open in late 2012, will feature galleries and exhibits aimed at sparking mathematical interest and revealing the wonders of mathematics. According to Exectuive Director Glen Whitney, “we want to expose read more…
History does not just live in books or museums. It resides all around us – in the streets and even in our homes. While we sometimes forget how each of us creates history every day, sites like Historypin, HistoGrafica, , Sepiatown, and WhatWasThere help to remind us. Each site uses Google Maps to create a read more…
For young children, museums are magical places that spark curiosities about cultures of the past. When children frequent museums often, they learn to develop their observational skills and articulate why they feel a certain way about what they see. My most recent visit to the MET was with two kindergarteners. It is apparent that our experience read more…
