Tag Archives: ArtsEd

Four reasons to cry (if you are a museum educator)

via GIPHY It’s not often I bring an audience down. As an upbeat and excitable person – passionate about education and vocal about how digital can be an vehicle for innovation, I often find I have been scheduled to speak … Continue reading

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Why? We need to Get Real

  Why do we educate our children in the way we do? Our current public debate seems stuck on  raising standards, improving parental choice, and beating international league tables; rather than considering this deeper question. Yes, kids need to be … Continue reading

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#TMCulture24

  There is a simple joy in creating a TeachMeet – that of bringing people together in a space for sharing ideas and stories. This week, #TMCulture24 brought teachers and cultural professionals together to form new relationships and new ideas. … Continue reading

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Connecting Collections Conference 2015

The education sector is huge, with many audiences, providers, policy makers and perspectives, and I spent part of last week getting to know the Arts and Culture world better; and it was a joy. I was grateful to the nice people … Continue reading

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Connecting Collections

There are the notes and slides from the talk by Chris Unitt and Eylan Ezekiel at the Connecting Collections Conference on 29 June 2015. The slides will be available on Slideshare shortly. Chris has a post about this too! Background Arts Council … Continue reading

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Hangout with a wise head

This week, the fantastic Bill Lord gave an impromptu  master-class in Headship. This happened while we  talked in a Google Hangout about the Arts in Education, as part of the work I am doing for the Arts Council England. Despite the … Continue reading

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