Design Is A Verb

The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum says that many of their educational programs present design "as a verb", which I think is fabulous. This tough talk is backed up with an exciting line-up of educator programs, which include everything from lectures to lesson plans.  The top-rated plan on the site is What is Art?, an ambitious High School curriculum posted by Deborah Klose. It links to Art in the Twenty-First Century, a PBS series.

If you click on any of these links, you may expect to go down the visual art resource rabbit-hole.

OMG, the Online Lesson Library!

The Remix

On March 18th, PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 are hosting Remixing Shakespeare for 21st Century Students a webinar featuring experts from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Guests including Robert Young, the Folger's Director of Education and Amy Ulen, High School English teacher and founder of www.ShakespeareHigh.com, will discuss how teachers can help their students bridge the gap between Shakespeare's world and the digital age.

Remixing Shakespeare for 21st Century Students happens on March 18 from 8-9:30 p.m. ET.

The webinar is FREE, which is great, but to get the secret entry code by email you first have to join PBS Teachers Connect, which is irritating.

PBS Great Performances presentation of "King Lear" will air in late March 2009 on PBS. Check your local listings for the exact date and time, because I have no idea.

Update via Dennis Baker's helpful comment:

King Lear New York airdates:

time: wednesday 03/25/2009 at 8pm
channel: thirteen/wnet

time: saturday 03/28/2009 at 1:30am
channel: thirteen/wnet

time: sunday 04/05/2009 at 12pm
channel: thirteen/wnet