T. Scott Lilly

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Nov 20, 20183 min read

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...

Feb 9, 20182 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...

Jan 24, 20183 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...

Jan 22, 20182 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,...

Nov 30, 20171 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...

Aug 14, 20173 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...

Jul 13, 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...

Jun 28, 20172 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)...

May 17, 20173 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...

Apr 11, 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...