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2021 4th Quarter News
Read our final news bulletin of the year to see our end-of-year list of accomplishments and hear exciting news for 2022! Looking into a New Year As I work with the Board and Staff of Local Learning to close the 2021 year and look forward to the new year (see our big...
Halle Butvin elected to Local Learning Board of Directors
The Local Learning Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Halle Butvin was elected to the Board at the Fourth Quarter meeting, held December 14th for her first, three-year term. Halle Butvin is director of special projects at the Smithsonian Center for...
Local Learning receives multi-year funding from NYSCA
Local Learning receives a multi-year grant award totaling $148,500 ($49,500/year) from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s $105 million investment in the arts for...
Taylor Dooley Burden is new JFE Reviews Editor
Taylor Dooley Burden is the new Journal of Folklore and Education Reviews Editor. If you have a text, website, film, or resource that you would like to be considered for review in the Journal of Folklore and Education you may reach her at...
2021 NY Showcase
Culture, Community, and the Classroom Showcase: A New York Folklore and Education Network Event November 20, 2021 | 10:00 am-Noon | FREE to attend Roberson Museum and Science Center | 30 Front St, Binghamton, NY You are invited to a special event at the Roberson...
Big updates and good news from Local Learning
A season of change and opportunities These past 20 months have created many posts, newsletters, and updates from all sectors of life that are reflecting upon the disruptions and change evident all around us. My note from Local Learning follows this genre of narrative,...
Local Learning Report for AFS
As the national arts service organization for folk arts, we share to the field our activities. Given the hybrid nature of the meeting of the American Folklore Society, we are sharing in this news post the full report. Resources New Look. Expanded Search Capabilities....
Local Learning at the American Folklore Society meeting
Join Local Learning in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at the annual American Folklore Society (AFS) meeting. All events for the AFS meeting require conference credentials except for the Local Learning workshop which you may attend FREE. Local Learning Workshop Saturday...
Announcing the Journal of Folklore and Education’s New Website
We've moved! All issues of the Journal of Folklore and Education now live on a dedicated site at JFEpublications.org. Users may search keywords, subject areas, and themes and find citations for each article, making JFE an even more important resource. As the...
Mira Johnson to become the New York Folklore in Education Network Coordinator
Local Learning and New York Folklore are pleased to welcome Mira Johnson to the role of New York State Folklore in Education Network Coordinator. With a doctorate in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning from Penn State University and an M.A. in folklore from the...
Speakers Announced for Culture, Community, and the Classroom in Pennsylvania
Culture, Community, and the Classroom—Pennsylvania Zoom workshops will be July 27-29, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm Teachers will discover how traditional arts and culture can be assets in your classroom, build inclusive learning plans with proven tools for student engagement,...
JFE authors featured on ArtsEd Amplified blog
Jeannine Osayande and Avalon Nemec were featured authors on the recent Arts Education Partnership blog ArtsEd Amplified. Titled "How to Sustain Cultural Art Forms in Arts Education Equitably," their writing asked: "What can be learned by including experienced teaching...
Register for 2021 Culture, Community, and the Classroom in Binghamton, NY
Register now for Culture, Community, and the Classroom 2021, Binghamton This Professional Development is FREE for teachers and invited artists because of generous support from: The National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Roger Kresge...
Introducing Suzanne Kolodziej, New York Folk Arts Education Network Coordinator
Local Learning and New York Folklore are pleased to welcome Suzanne Kolodziej as the Folk Arts Education Network Coordinator for New York State. This position will amplify the network’s public work and reach, and work to address underserved and underrepresented...
Announcing Sandy Hebert LaBry as Guest Editor of Creative Texts | Creative Traditions
Local Learning is thrilled to announce the 2021 Guest Editor for the Journal of Folklore and Education Special Issue: "Creative Texts | Creative Traditions." Sandy Hebert LaBry is a veteran educator from Lafayette, Louisiana, who has taught or administered educational...