more arts, more smarts! Supercommuter. #PublicService #intrapreneur. Co-founder @HarvardAEd. #ArtsEd #edtech, #eduwonk, #blerd #blogger #INTP #NotSlytherin
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Excited and proud to gather with 5,000 changemakers for the first @USWomen2016 #StateOfWomen summit!
At @SXSWEDU #SXSWEDU #STEAM MEETUP with the #FederalGamesGuild! Great connecting on creative approaches to #gamesforlearning #publicservice #sxswedu2024
At #Sxswedu panel w/ @alexlibraryva & @NewAmericaEd on the #AlexandriaVA Library Sit-In of 1939. Timely! Also shows role our libraries take in #restorativejustice #equity in making sure these stories are not forgotten
The first rule of #timetravel: Stay hydrated! Am I right, @BacktotheFuture ? Loving my @BTTFmusical sippy cup 😎 on this #BackToTheFutureDay #BackToTheFuture
Love seeing @BTTFmusical posters around NYC before seeing the show! Gotta give a special #BackToTheFutureDay shout out to @TommyMcFLY a #Mcfly on the @dcscene - hope @nbcwashington sends Tommy out to the show when it comes to @kencen next year 😉bc #ItsAboutTime
Witnessed this at #wwefairfax supershow! @CodyRhodes has the best ringside manner in @WWE -he's really there for the fans! 👑🔥😎
Fans in attendance at last night’s #SmackDown stated that @CodyRhodes stuck around for over 20-minutes after the dark match.
Rhodes went around taking photos and signing autographs, making sure everyone went home happy.
What a guy.
At #SXSWEDU #TAsRock 😎 🎨 🎶 🩰 🎮 Come by the #teachingartists session at 2:30PM CST today! Cc: @teachingartists @aep_arts @Heleya_deBarros #SXSWEdu2023
Attending @SXSWEDU? Check out panel #TeachingArtists: Bridging Creativity & Community!" March 7th in Austin Convention Center Room 10AB at 2:30 PM CST, moderated by @NEAarts #ArtsEd specialist Lakita Edwards, with @artsconnecthtx @ArtsCorps @CreativeATX
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Igniting Hope + #FundingCreativity—Thanks, @Edfunders, for bringing solutions-minded systems-builders together in #ATX! Look forward to learning how #EdFunders22 informs, inspires Nicole from The Powell Foundation, Brent from @MINDPOP, Deborah and @ArtsHumana from @NEAarts! #TxEd
TOMORROW!
Attending #Edfunders22 at the Austin Hilton?
Don’t miss the #ArtsEducation Impact Group Grantmakers Exchange #FundingCreativity Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 7:45 to 9am CST co-facilitated by @NEAarts Arts Education Specialist Lakita Edwards (@ArtsHumana)
ALT On an orange background in white type, text that says Igniting Hope in a Time of Recovery. Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference. October 18-20, 2022. Austin, TX
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The news is out… We just unveiled the first big wave of accepted sessions and events for #SXSWEDU 2023! 🎊
Explore the newly announced programming, submitted & reviewed by the community in the PanelPicker process, & save your favorites to your schedule: sxswedu.com/news/2022/more-t…
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TOMORROW!
Attending #Edfunders22 at the Austin Hilton?
Don’t miss the #ArtsEducation Impact Group Grantmakers Exchange #FundingCreativity Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 7:45 to 9am CST co-facilitated by @NEAarts Arts Education Specialist Lakita Edwards (@ArtsHumana)
ALT On an orange background in white type, text that says Igniting Hope in a Time of Recovery. Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference. October 18-20, 2022. Austin, TX
Love this! Thx @JessCMele 😊 Enjoy #GIArts22 cc to my awesome @NEAarts #ArtsEd colleagues @ArtfulAlto @nancyddc
@NEAArtsChairMRJ at the @GIArts conference calling out the work of @ArtsHumana and the #artsed team @NEAarts way to go! I’m proud to get to work with you guys.
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It’s easier than ever for public servants – those working in public or private non-profit organizations – to get loan forgiveness under temporary changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Learn more at PSLF.gov and apply by October 31st.
ALT Firefighters, doctors and nurses, government employees, police officers, U.S. Military, non-profit employees, teachers, faculty, school staff, members of the peace corps, and more qualify for public service loan forgiveness. Apply for PSLF before October 31 at PSLF.Gov.
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Exciting news. We've just announced our new Executive Director, Karla Estela Rivera! Read more and show Karla all the love as we being this exciting new journey. Full announcement: aacnetwork.org/2022/09/22/ar…
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Parts of Jackson, Mississippi, are without running water after flooding exacerbated long-standing issues at a water treatment facility.
Residents have been boiling drinking water for the last month after officials warned it could cause digestive problems.
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#DYK close to 75% of @NEAarts-supported preK-12 #artsed projects directly engage underserved populations, incl children w/ disabilities, Native children, students who live in low-income communities, & LGBTQ+ students? bit.ly/3R6d0Sy [PDF] #BacktoSchool
ALT a composite illustration featuring 4 distinct blocks which show two people leaping across a room, two people working on a painting, two people playing cellos, and three people freestyle dancing with text that says #BacktoSchool with #ArtsEd and the National Endowment for the Arts logo
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@NichelleIsUhura is forever for me the embodiment of grace, daring, intelligence, fun, inspiration, beauty, talent & the future.
Today I am heart-sad at her passing.
I consider our dearest friendship a great treasure & privilege in my life.
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What does teaching and learning look like without constraints?
From the EdCast archives, hear from author and educator @chrisemdin on how schools can better prioritize and value students' personal experiences.