Editor's Note: Even as we're full speed ahead with our TAP 2018-19 trainees, we're still reveling in the reflections of our 2017-18 participants. Over the next several weeks, we'll be sharing several blogs authored by our now-alums. These blogs are both delightful throwbacks, as well as hints about what might be ahead for this year's trainees! In spring 2018, Community-Word Project artist Sebastian Cruz co-facilitated a seminar, Teaching for English Language Learners through

Editor's Note: Even as we're full speed ahead with our TAP 2018-19 trainees, we're still reveling in the reflections of our 2017-18 participants. Over the next several weeks, we'll be sharing several blogs authored by our now-alums. These blogs are both delightful throwbacks, as well as hints about what might be ahead for this year's trainees! In Spring 2018, I attended the second debrief of the Teaching Artist Project. This would be one of the last times the TAP class of 201

Editor's Note: Even as we're full speed ahead with our TAP 2018-19 trainees, we're still reveling in the reflections of our 2017-18 participants. Over the next several weeks, we'll be sharing several blogs authored by our now-alums. These posts are both delightful throwbacks, as well as hints about what might be ahead for this year's trainees. Storytelling is a powerful tool. And not just for artists. The lawyer appeals to the jury’s emotions when defending their clients, his

Whew. The first month of the 2018-19 Teaching Artist Project has gone by in the blink of an eye. The room has been full (31 trainees this year!), and the dialogue has been rich. On October 19, 2018, we hosted our Opening Night, filled with introductions, art-making, and a few heated rounds of some of our favorite board games. Then, the very next day, we dove straight into our work together. During Workshop 1, our TAP trainees got to know each other and our five phenomenal fac