Education

31 May

Posted at 19:23h in Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Training/Classes, Vygotsky

Lloyd International Honors College Julius I. Foust Building, Suite 205 Greensboro, NC 27412 May 15, 2018 Dear Dr. Holzman, Congratulations! This letter is to confirm that you have been appointed Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Vygotskian Practice and Performance in Lloyd International Honors College at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a...

15 May

Posted at 19:35h in Activity Theory, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Performance Movement, Philosophy, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Training/Classes

With deepening social and political crises worldwide, many who want to make a difference find that they need more. They search for new tools, methods, conceptions and approaches to move forward. Since 2004, the Institute’s flagship program, The International Class, has attracted over 100 passionate and creative scholars, researchers, clinicians and...

01 May

Posted at 14:55h in Creativity, Culture, Education, Events, Language, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Speaking Engagements

I was one of four invited speakers at the Applied Linguistics Winter Conference last week, the theme of which was Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Preparing my talk took me back to my academic roots as a researcher of early language development. It also took me back to my organizer-activist roots as...

23 Oct

Posted at 15:41h in Applied Theatre, Clowning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Events, Health Care, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Performing the World, Philosophy, Play, Politics, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Theatre, What's New, Youth Development

The tenth Performing the World (PTW) conference will be held in New York City, Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, 2018. These are very uncertain days. So much is, or seems to be, falling apart – nations and government apparatus, norms of diplomacy and civil discourse, civil society, the glaciers...

30 Aug

Posted at 13:24h in Community Organizing, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Performance Movement, Psychology of Becoming, Speaking Engagements, Vygotsky

The Future of Performance Psychology in Japan—what a privilege to be part of creating such a thing! In mid-August I made my third trip to Japan to share the methodology of social therapeutics with Japanese psychologists and educators. It was very exciting and gratifying to witness how people I had worked...

02 Aug

Posted at 18:02h in Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Psychology of Becoming, Publications

Returning to my office this morning after a ten-day writing holiday, I found a delightful package waiting for me—several complementary copies of the new book, The Search for Method in STEAM Education by Jaime (Jim) E. Martinez. I’m sure I would have gotten one copy since I’m a close colleague...

01 May

Posted at 19:49h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Education, I Like This, Learning Environments, Look and Listen, Play

If you’ve ever taught or been a student (that's everyone, isn't it?), “Yes, and” as Teaching-Learning Methodology is a must read. It’s written by two University of North Carolina at Greensboro professors— Omar H. Ali, Dean of Lloyd International Honors College and Nadja B. Cech, Professor of Chemistry. In the article,...

06 Apr

Posted at 20:22h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapeutics, Training/Classes

The International Class is the signature program of the East Side Institute. I'm so proud to have taught and coached over 100 activists, educators, counselors, theatre artists and scholars over the years, and played a part in their development as leaders in a new kind of social activism. Read what one...

12 Mar

Posted at 01:49h in Creativity, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Performance Movement, Play, Social Therapy, Theatre, Vygotsky

I'm looking forward to celebrating the launch of my Palgrave Macmillan book series, Studies in Play, Performance, Learning and Development tomorrow afternoon, March 12.  Creativity and Community among Autism-Spectrum Youth: Creating Positive Social Updrafts through Play and Performance, edited by Peter Smagorinsky, is not only the first in the series,...