by Lisa Rathje | Jan 23, 2019 | News
NEH offers tuition-free opportunities for K-12 educators and higher education faculty to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends help cover expenses for these one- to four-week programs. Here is a selected roster of institutes, seminars, and Landmarks of...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 10, 2018 | News
Local Learning announces publication of Volume 5 of the Journal of Folklore and Education, a special issue working at the confluence of culture, environment, and education. From Indigenous ways of knowing to cultural stewardship, art environments to children’s...
by Lisa Rathje | Aug 6, 2018 | News, Professional Development News
Please join Local Learning and a very special group of faculty and mentors in Buffalo for artist and educator professional development. The training will happen August 21-22 at Erie 1 BOCES. Attending teachers can receive CTLE credits. Educators will learn that folk...
by Lisa Rathje | Jun 11, 2018 | News
Local Learning Has a New Intern! My name is Eleanor Miller, and I am excited to be interning for Local Learning this summer! Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, I am currently pursuing my MA in Folk Studies at Western Kentucky University (WKU). With a track in...
by Lisa Rathje | Apr 16, 2018 | News
Supporting Student Agency, Engagement and Success Through Inclusive Folk Arts Pedagogy As a folklorist, I know that narratives based in racism, sexism and other ideologies of power and control act insidiously (and often invisibly) in our schools and communities to...
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