Tag: Steve Seidel

  • Nation & World

    Inspiring as well as educating

    Led by members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, 83 teachers from around the world convened at Harvard last weekend for workshops and discussions to explore how the arts can help engage students across a range of subjects.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    On the Silk Road again

    The Silk Road Ensemble, a group of musicians from around the world led by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, was at Harvard for a weeklong residency, helping students to compose, playing with undergraduates, exploring the link between business and the arts, and discussing arts and education.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Teaching beyond the tests

    A panel explores the effects of high-stakes testing, and suggests new measurements of achievement are needed.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Building an arts bridge

    Arts Bridge is an initiative developed by recent alumni in the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Now current students in the program are teaching kids from Allston and Brighton how to make their own films.

    5 minutes