Friday, July 10, 2015

About my Fund For Teachers fellowship

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I am so grateful to teach my favorite subject of art to hundreds of elementary students each year! Art education is my passion, and research...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Day 14 / Return trip home and reflections on how to use my new knowledge in the classroom

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I left very early this morning to catch the flight home. It was so early, in fact, that no one was driving on the roads, and the city of Par...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

Day 13 / Guédelon Castle and then back to Paris, France.

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Today, I needed to leave Amboise and travel back to Paris by car in order to make it back to Paris for tomorrow's journey home. Along th...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Day 12 / Chateau Chenonceau and Château de Chaumont

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Today, I visited the Chateau Chenonceau, which spans the River Cher and is one of the most well-known châteaux of the Loire valley. ...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Day 11 / Travel out of Paris to Tours, France, and a visit to da Vinci's Chateau and Amboise Castle!

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Today I left Paris and took a train to Tours. From Tours, I rented a car and drove to Amboise. The countryside was a refreshing change from ...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Day 10 / The Orangerie Museum

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It was refreshing to visit The Musée de l'Orangerie, an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, after the Louvr...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Day 8 / Picasso Museum and Rodin Museum

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There are so many museums to visit in France! I chose to visit the Picasso Museum, since he is one of my all-time favorite artists, and his ...