SHANA’S MUSINGS

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Producing Possibilities

I have never lived in a truly healthy, equitable, thriving society. But thanks to my fellow artists, students and teachers, leaders and teammates, I have touched moments of what it might look and feel like.

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Zooming Literature to Life

Cultivating curiosity is one of the most important things we do as educators. Zooming literature to life raises questions, uncovers vulnerabilities, and provides invaluable portals into imaginative and critical inquiry.

This article originally appeared on Edutopia.org

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Great Teachers Teach Great Anywhere

You're a great teacher. But are you feeling inept in the face of online instruction? Here's a little general motivation to translate how – and why – you teach to digital platforms.

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Journey to Lands Beyond - Zooming into The Phantom Tollbooth

Now more than ever we need both the power and joy of words, the playfulness and kinetic energy of numbers. In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, our lives look a lot like Milo's at the beginning of this adventure – stuck in our rooms, overwhelmed by the noise of the words and numbers screamed at us by the media, trapped by the static and paused quality of life, in danger of boring ourselves to distraction.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zoom Theater

Imagine my surprise when, in response to social distancing protocols, I moved my youth production of King Lear from the rehearsal hall to Zoom....and loved it.

I want to bring people together when it would be so easy to let them drift apart.

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