Tag Archives: Education
Poetry in the Classroom: Giving Voice
February 1, 2016The Poetry Read-Around CONCEPT: Building on last month’s “Listening to Poetry” activities, “Giving Voice” opens up the experience of listening to poems aloud by inviting everyone in the room to participate as a reader. “Giving Voice” also offers an … Continue reading
Poetry in the Classroom: Listening to Poetry
January 12, 2016From Homer to Hip Hop Concept: In The Sounds of Poetry, Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky writes that the reader’s body is the medium of the poem: not the page, the human body. If you think about the … Continue reading
Thinking about Philanthropy – and Justice
December 9, 2009David Grant, President and CEO I have been reading Michael Sandel’s book Justice, which stems from his popular course of the same name at Harvard. In between chapters over the weekend, I have been reading proposals from nonprofit organizations seeking … Continue reading
Creating Leaders…It Doesn’t Happen By Accident
November 2, 2009Wendy Liscow, Program Officer I remember distinctly the moment I knew that the moniker “leader” could apply to me. I was a sophomore in high school, and I had signed up to help with costumes for a musical review at … Continue reading
Closing the Creativity Gap
April 29, 2009Ross Danis, Program Director, Education You may hear the mention of a number of “gaps” when people are talking about education: the achievement gap between various income groups and races; the gap in funding between school districts; and the gap … Continue reading
An Alternate Route to Alternate Route
April 13, 2009Ross Danis, Program Director, Education If there is a silver thread in this dark economic cloud, it is the potential to raise the number and the quality of teachers working in high need disciplines such as math and science, in … Continue reading
How Newark Is Reaching Out To Its Youth
November 18, 2008As the Dodge Foundation shifts its focus this time of year to our Education grants, Education Program Director Ross Danis notes the work of an organization in Newark helping young people succeed, even under the most difficult of circumstances: Dr. … Continue reading