I have found that when there is intention embedded in the way I design my activities, and I am open to accepting that intention does not equal impact, it opens the door for authentic, powerful and completely unpredictable student expression. When I perceive that an activity isn’t working for a student the way I expected, I have found that asking myself, “what is the purpose of this activity?” is a great way to re-calibrate.

In these classes, I collaboratively implemented Arts-Integration into African American History, Physics, and English. Through this process, I learned so much. As a self-proclaimed “forever student”, Arts-Integration was a wonderful educational refresh for me!