#teachingartistry

Welcome back to #MeetThePressed ! In this, the 3rd of 3 segments, our "crack" gumshoe gonzo garbanzo journalist Basil E. Brokeballer (no relation) interviews teaching artist extraordinaire @bomaniarmah . Bomani is the founder of @babagotbars ( www.babagotbars.com ), an arts integration residency which (among other things) reveals that the same elements which comprise a strong essay also comprise a well-written hip hop verse. Through the innovative Bomani Armah wRiting System (get it? B.A.R.S.!), students learn that "writers don't make mistakes; they make discoveries!". Here, Bomani helps Basil "discover" the origin and meaning of the classic DC slang term: "KIRK!" #kirk #startrek #captainkirk #slang #dc #dcslang #teachingarts #teachingartistry #artsintegration (at Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore))

Welcome back to #MeetThePressed ! In this, the 1st of 3 segments, our "crack" gumshoe gonzo garbanzo journalist Basil E. Brokeballer (no relation) interviews teaching artist extraordinaire @bomaniarmah . Bomani is the founder of @babagotbars ( www.babagotbars.com ), an arts integration residency which (among other things) reveals that the same elements which comprise a strong essay also comprise a well-written hip hop verse. Through the innovative Bomani Armah wRiting System (get it? B.A.R.S.!), students learn that "writers don't make mistakes; they make discoveries!". Here, Bomani helps Basil "discover" the origin and meaning of the classic DC slang term: "KIRK!" #kirk #startrek #captainkirk #slang #dc #dcslang #teachingarts #teachingartistry #artsintegration (at Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore))

Welcome back to #MeetThePressed ! In this, the 3rd of 3 segments, our "crack" gumshoe gonzo garbanzo journalist Basil E. Brokeballer (no relation) interviews teaching artist extraordinaire @bomaniarmah . Bomani is the founder of @babagotbars ( www.babagotbars.com ), an arts integration residency which (among other things) reveals that the same elements which comprise a strong essay also comprise a well-written hip hop verse. Through the innovative Bomani Armah wRiting System (get it? B.A.R.S.!), students learn that "writers don't make mistakes; they make discoveries!". Here, Bomani helps Basil "discover" the origin and meaning of the classic DC slang term: "KIRK!" #kirk #startrek #captainkirk #slang #dc #dcslang #teachingarts #teachingartistry #artsintegration (at Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore))

Welcome back to #MeetThePressed ! In this, the 1st of 3 segments, our "crack" gumshoe gonzo garbanzo journalist Basil E. Brokeballer (no relation) interviews teaching artist extraordinaire @bomaniarmah . Bomani is the founder of @babagotbars ( www.babagotbars.com ), an arts integration residency which (among other things) reveals that the same elements which comprise a strong essay also comprise a well-written hip hop verse. Through the innovative Bomani Armah wRiting System (get it? B.A.R.S.!), students learn that "writers don't make mistakes; they make discoveries!". Here, Bomani helps Basil "discover" the origin and meaning of the classic DC slang term: "KIRK!" #kirk #startrek #captainkirk #slang #dc #dcslang #teachingarts #teachingartistry #artsintegration (at Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore))

At my first Maryland Arts Education Conference, I got to (among other things) interview Maryland's Teacher Of The Year @siakyriakakos , hang out with my soon-departing @arts4learning mentor @chachungcruz , and take part in meaningful workshops about the future of #TeachingArtistry with other impassioned stakeholders in the field. I was also treated to seductively succulent carrot cake and blueberry muffins! For more on my conference-hopping adventyres, check out my teaching artist page: @spoofschool !

Getting down to the nitty gritty! I much prefer breakout sessions and workshops to a whole lot of lecturing. After all, if we were at the Maryland Arts Education Conference to celebrate #TeachingArtistry and its dynamic effects on education, we should be practicing what we preach, right? Few do so better than Young Audiences of Maryland's own John Morogiello. An international playwright and TAI (Teaching Artist Institute) instructor, John was "winging" it subbing for Sue Trainor (another of my beloved TAI mentors) and did a great job conducting this breakout on the joys and challenges of being a #TeachingArtist as we move into an uncertain future. Kudos to you, John. @arts4learning

The haven of arts education integration. The heartland of smarts, man. They put the "fun" in "funding" and the "School" in #SpoofSchool . This is . . home. @arts4learning @blackroot1 @moniqueycox #YoungAudiences #TeachingArtistry #TeachingArtist @spoofschool (at Young Audiences Of Maryland)

Just had a blast rocking with the adorable 3-5 year olds of Cedar Tree Academy in SouthEast DC! Ms. Hill was an outstanding organizer and energetic MC and "hypewoman"! Many thanks to Ms. Hill and the whole Cedar Tree family for inviting me to do my thang! Set List: "Brush Em" (dental hygiene spoof of "Cut It" by O.T. Genasis), "Crank Dat (Malik Shabazz)" (Black History spoof of "Crank Dat [Superman]" by Soulja Boy Tell Em), "Please Don't Steal My Ride" ("tragicomic" storytelling spoof of "Don't Kill My Vibe" by Kendrick Lamar), "I Beez Gettin' Fat" (healthy eating spoof of "Beez In The Trap" by Nicki Minaj) #SpoofSchool #TeachingArtistry #TeachingArtist #CrunkAcademy #EducationalParody #EducationalSpoof #educationalsongs #earlyeducation @spoofschool