Curriculum & Instruction

blog posts

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  Weaving Praxis is published! Resisting Divide-and-Conquer Strategies in Education

  Jul 17, 2024 12:00 am2 views

  During a year-long stint as a visiting assistant professor in Ohio, I struggled to find connection. Then I met Sarah Nagle, a creation and innovation librarian, and Cydni Nagle, a postdoctoral scholar in fashion and culture studies. Together, the three of us embarked on an interdisciplinary project geared toward assisting education students in connecting deeply with the concepts of culture, intersectionality, and social studies. The result was so personally and professionally rewarding, we decided to write about it.

• Fairtime Activities

  Jul 17, 2024 12:00 am0 views

  In 2015 and 2016, I was hired to lead a team of incredible educators in writing a unique curriculum for the State Fair of Texas. The result was a robust, standards-based set of activities that integrated core subjects with the arts.

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  Star Wars Day: May the Fourth be with you!

  May 4, 2024 1:00 pm3 views

  Hello there! The Force is strong at the Spurlock...always. But this Star Wars Day, we’re one with the Force, and the Force is – well, you know. You scruffy-looking nerf-herders will have a bad feeling about the rest of the millennium if you don’t join us!