WP Art PIR's Triada Smaras and Simone Sandler presented together with several others at the WP Annual Professional Development Schools Conference on May 26, 2021.
The topic "Using the Smithsonian Learning Lab-A Collaborative Team-Centered Approach with PDS Schools in the Paterson Public Schools to Teach Lessons Around Equity & Diversity" was presented by:Neil Grimes, Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian,David and Lorraine Cheng Library, William Paterson University; Triada Samaras, Arts Integration Specialist, Professor-In-Residence; Professional Development Schools (PDS), William Paterson University; Kayo Denda, Librarian for Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies; Rutgers University-New Brunswick Libraries; Simone Sandler, Arts Integration Specialist, Professor-In-Residence; Professional Development Schools (PDS), William Paterson University.
Below are artworks from the Taub School (the formerly DBTA). In this school, 8th grade bi-lingual students worked with the theme of Bangladeshi-American Identity in their art.
Below are artworks from School 21. In this school students third grade students studied the theme of social justice and protest art and created virtual billboards expressing their points of view.
