Kari Giordano Apr 8 Place-based Art Education: Creative Connections in Rural Communities – Fulbright Inquiry Project Although the Covid-19 crisis ended my fellowship prematurely, I am satisfied with the progress I was able to make while in Scotland. I ha...
Kari Giordano Mar 10 Priorsford maps Peebles I came to know Priorsford Elementary by chance. Getting into schools has been much harder than I thought and there have been fewer opport...
Kari Giordano Mar 9 Craft and Folk Art in place-based pedagogy I've been covering the many benefits to be gained from integrating place-based considerations to the art or core curriculum. One that I a...
Kari Giordano Mar 1 School and Student Social Enterprise I learned quickly that three months to carry out my Fulbright plans is not enough. Pair my limited remaining time with a week-long nasty ...
Kari Giordano Feb 29 Crowd-sourced community history archive One of the summative components of my Fulbright research is the creation of a guide for teachers to implement place- and community-based ...
Kari Giordano Feb 21 Galashiels – Museum and Community Education in place-based project Earlier this week I took a trip to the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Colloquially shortened to "Gala", this post-industrial...
Kari Giordano Feb 20 The value of a positive teaching culture. Today I visited Priorsford Primary School in Peebles to begin work on a place-based art project headed by master P4 teacher, Teresa Pickb...
Kari Giordano Feb 15 February Break The kids had a week off from school so we decided to use the time as an opportunity to do some family traveling. We took my mother who is...
Kari Giordano Feb 8 Museum Engagement A substantial component of my research while in Scotland involves seeking out and interviewing various professionals from many arts and c...
Kari Giordano Feb 8 Museum Engagement Part II Museum exhibitions are very carefully and thoughtfully designed. Their placement, the flow of imagery, the display – all curated to engag...
Kari Giordano Feb 4 Project Adventure In 8th grade, I along with my classmates had the opportunity to apply for the famous Project Adventure program that would begin as we ent...
Kari Giordano Feb 3 Craigmillar Castle I am keeping very busy with research, school visits and interviews during the week. It feels really good to take on the role of student a...
Kari Giordano Jan 22 Multiplicity and Career Readiness in High School There is a big push for career readiness at my high school. Students are encouraged to align themselves with a career track (or pathway) ...
Kari Giordano Jan 21 Studying rural art in an urban center. The last time I lived in a city I was in art school, had no need for reading glasses and wasn’t yet a mother. Life looked very different....
Kari Giordano Jan 19 Hearts of Midlothian and the Royal Botanical Garden This weekend was welcomed after days of hard work and new beginnings. The boys started school and I officially began my studies with the ...
Kari Giordano Jan 15 Strathmiglo, Camera Obscura, University of Edinburgh Balvaird Castle and Strathmiglo Camera Obscura and World of Illusions University of Edinburgh First Day of School
Kari Giordano Jan 10 Fulbright Forum - Cardiff, Wales I spent this past week in Cardiff, Wales at the Fulbright Forum for all UK fellows. The forum served as an orientation for me and my fell...
Kari Giordano Jan 9 Place-based Education There is no such thing as a perfect school. Educators who teach in all schools in all countries devote their time to improving their task...
Kari Giordano Jan 4 City exploration and Holyrood Park Second full day here and not a drop of rain. The sun even poked its head out for a bit as we beat our jet-lag to climb the most gorgeous ...
Kari Giordano Jan 3 We've arrived in Edinburgh Our first 24 hours in Edinburgh! We made it just in time for Edinburgh Christmas which is a 6-week holiday entertainment frenzy in the mi...
Kari Giordano Dec 29, 2019 3 days to go - The Fulbright DA application process In 3 days, my family and I will board a plane heading for Edinburgh. Three months later we will return home, having experienced as much o...
Kari Giordano Nov 9, 2019 Why Hundreds and Thousands? Hundreds and thousands. When my family and I started to plan our travels to Edinburgh through the Fulbright Fellowship we became very int...
