Dr. Patty Bode
Education Consulting

Art Education,
Curriculum Transformation,
Educational Leadership,
Teacher Education,
Social Justice Education.
Photo credit: JOHNPOLAKPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

NEWS & UPDATES  

Sacred and Secular Entwined:

I am presenting a talk at The Yoga Center Amherst on September 13 through photos, story-telling and poetry about  intersections of the sacred with the secular; the spiritual with the physical; and the inner dialogue of the internal camino with the outer landscape of the external camino.

SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, Springfield, Massachusetts. September 18

I am presenting a talk and facilitating professional development with docents on "Museums and Educational Engagement in a Multicultural Democracy"  for the five museums on the quadrangle:
Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
Springfield Science Museum
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
MAEA Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference
November 9 & 10, 2019.   Beverly, MA region.   Hosted by Montserrat College of Art. 

I will be presenting:
Countering Islamophobia in K-12 Art Education on  Saturday November 9th from 9:00am - 10:15am as a solo presenter.

Also with Amanda (Held) Davis I will be co-presenting:
The Power of our Stories: How Immigration Stories Weave the Fabric of our Contemporary Society on Saturday November 9th from 3:30pm - 4:45pm
See my TEDx Talk
I gave a TEDx Talk at TEDxOhioStateUniversity.
​I titled the talk: "Art Education as  Civil Right." The video is available for viewing online.