2018 was a year of many changes and beginnings

Teaching, Projects, AcademiaMarta CabralJanuary 17, 2019Aotearoa, travels, beginnings Comments

An exciting new school year...

Teaching, StudioMarta CabralSeptember 3, 2018Labor Day, academia, Fall, higher ed, CSI, CUNY Comments

One of those (joyful) days

Today was one of those days: a perfect work morning, in which your (toddler, preschool, and graduate) students come together in one room, to explore the world together. Thank you, everyone!

TeachingMarta CabralMay 7, 2018teaching, #teacherscollege, #arted, in the classroom, art for teachers, early childhoodComment

A good, busy, happy year

I’m looking forward to a school year split between Happy Valley and Manhattan - I’m sure it’ll be a good, busy, happy one.

Playing with Glass

Workshops & Teaching, Teaching, Material InquiryMarta CabralApril 6, 2017glass, materials, students, teachers, #teacherscollege, #urbanglassComment

How? Art.

Publications, Projects, Teaching, Workshops & TeachingMarta CabralDecember 12, 2016Toowoomba, libraries, community, materials Comments

Offer / Listen / Consider / Respond. Improv, Teaching, and Occupational Therapy

It was a fine Fall evening when I joined my friend Scott for an improv night with his group.

Conferences and Talks, Teaching Philosophy, Teaching, Material InquiryMarta CabralNovember 6, 2016Listening, Improv, Glass, Occupational TherapyComment

The 2nd Sungduk International Early Childhood Education Symposium and Workshop

It’s always a good challenge to run a workshop with participants whose language you don't share. It never fails to remind me of the importance of direct interaction, both in long term teaching situations and one-off workshops.

Conferences and Talks, TeachingMarta CabralOctober 18, 2016South Korea, arted, hands-onComment

IMAG NING Toowoomba

Stories, Conferences and Talks, TeachingMarta CabralAugust 20, 2016Australia, libraries, stories, Queensland, street art, travelingComment

Exhibiting work - students’ work. Stuff or stories?

#storynotgadget is becoming one of my mottos. I argue that as fancy as our media, settings, or circumstances are, they are important not in themselves but to the extent that they help us give people (in this case 0-5 year oldartists) more opportunities to make their voices heard and to share their ideas.

The mapping of an art adventure: a preschoolers’ journey of colors and landmarks

Adventures may happen in unexpected moments – as may art. When Oren, Tom, and I hopped and skipped our way from the preschool room to the art studio that morning, we had no idea of the great adventure ahead of us.