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TAP Throwback: The Power of the Debrief
Editor's Note: Even as we're full speed ahead with our TAP 2018-19 trainees, we're still reveling in the reflections of our 2017-18...
Jean-Luc Fontaine, TAP 2017-18
Nov 20, 20183 min read


TAP and the Classroom Experience
When I first started the Teaching Artist Project training, it was quite the eye-opening experience. Using the arts to teach, and...
Miguel Figueroa, TAP 2017-18
Feb 9, 20182 min read


Teaching Artist Training: A Lesson Within a Lesson
Naysayers argue that art cannot be taught, you have to be born with intrinsic artistic talent. The folks at Teaching Artist Project think...
Meher Manda, TAP 2017-18
Jan 24, 20183 min read


Poe-etry, Goosebumps & Silence as Thick as a Heartbeat
It may take a village to raise a child. To get a classroom into poetry, it takes artists. P.S 279 is named for Captain Manuel Rivera,...
Seánan Forbes, TAP 2017-18
Jan 22, 20182 min read


The Teaching Artist Waltz: On Partnerships & Collaboration
On November 11th, our 37 TAP trainees came together once again for the third workshop of the year in order to explore partnerships and...
Katie Rainey
Nov 30, 20171 min read


Universal Design for Learning and the Role of the Educator
While in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Project (TAP), I have learned that the role of the educator is to have the ability to...
Rabih Ahmed, TAP 2016-17
Aug 14, 20173 min read


Teaching for Social Justice in an Inclusive Classroom
As Teaching Artists in Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Training & Internship Program (TATIP), we have the immense, and often...
Kym Boyce & Martha O'Connell
Jul 13, 20173 min read


Navigating the Interview Process
My fellow trainees and I are wrapping up our internships with Community-Word Project’s Teaching Artist Training & Internship (TATIP)...
Tina Gonzalez, TATIP 2016-17
Jun 28, 20172 min read


Implementing a Creative Lesson
I was a bundle of nerves on my train ride up to PS 279 Captain Manuel, Jr. this week. I was scheduled to teach my lesson to the 4th grade...
Jessica Mortellaro, TATIP 2016-17
May 17, 20173 min read


Jumping In: Affecting Change in the World through Improvisation, Breath & Bravery at PS 279
I am an Advanced Level trainee with Community-Word Project's Teaching Artist Training & Internship Program (TATIP) and I’ve been lucky...
Jessica Mortellaro, TATIP 2016-17
Apr 11, 20173 min read
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