by Lisa Rathje | Dec 18, 2023 | News
As we send this final e-bulletin of the year and reflect on 2023, we took a moment to note some highlights. Local Learning: Connects across disciplines, with 2023 conference presentations at the American Folklore Society, National Art Education Association (NAEA),...
by Lisa Rathje | Oct 10, 2023 | News
Folklore and Education Related Presentations, Sessions, and Meetings at the 2023 AFS Conference, November 1-4, Portland, Oregon A list compiled by the American Folklore Society’s Folklore and Education Section. Wednesday, November 1 Rooted through Writing:...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 26, 2023 | News, Teaching with Primary Sources
The American Folklife Center’s latest Botkin Lecture video features Paddy and Lisa. In “Teaching Culture, Teaching Culturally: The Significance of Folklife Education in the Schools” they present an overview of folklore in K-12 education in the U.S....
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 25, 2023 | News, Professional Development News
Culture, Community, and the Classroom workshop explores culturally responsive, engaged learning through local traditional arts. It introduces concepts of cultural identity and opportunities to practice ethnographic research skills such as interviewing, note taking,...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 21, 2023 | News
We recently asked a very special group of individuals, “Do you remember where you were 30 years ago?” Because at Local Learning, we did. In 1993, the Folk Arts in Education Roundtable held at the National Endowment for the Arts explored the intersections of folk arts...
by Lisa Rathje | Jun 8, 2023 | News
Read our spring quarterly e-bulletin with updates about summer professional development, news from the field, and our reveal of the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan for Local Learning. Read it here!
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