Maxine Greene Center Board Meeting
ATTENDANCE
Holly Fairbank
Heidi Upton
Yolanda Medina
Michael Gillespie
Jean Taylor
Barbara Bellman
Amanda Gulla
John Toth (via internet)
Susan Thomasson
Holly Fairbank opened the meeting.
August 27, 2015
and draft of minutes were reviewed AND APPROVED
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat & Sunday Jan 23-24, 2016
Jean Taylor's vision
Institute for Imagination, Inquiry & Innovation Towards EquitySTEAM
Every two years members can decide to resign from Board. He would like to resign as a Board
member but become a member of Advisory Committee. Acceptance of resignation was
unanimous.
Barbara Ellman Teaching Artist knew Maxine since 1980 a friend and fan
Amanda prof wrote poem from Maxine's
Jon Drescher intro by Heidi
Fanghua Jiang Both China Shanghai and NYC.
Jon proposed. yes
Fanghua Jian
Amanda G unanimous
Barbara Ellman
unanimously approved.
host events to make sure those there fee they are involved.
strengthen infrastructure. Take roles keep committees moving
help Holly and Heidi
Heidi distributed What sorts of things might we do? as MGC Board Members.
like MGC on Facebook
John Heidi and Holly are facebook
The Case for teaching ignorance
Fanghua Jian trained in financial Her son interested in theatre. went back to Shanghai
English theatre program formed by her. relationship
Maybe a Reading of the Month by Maxine
could be done by the subcommittee
Susan T is going to be teaching at Hunter an aesthetic ed and students are invited to participate
in conversations. John and Holly did this
and it was very successful.
Conversation by Jeff McMann now in Arizona wants to initate conversations.
Archve
Janet Miller said grad students were digitizing Maxine's articles
pocket knowledge has ownership MGC has access
progress made over the summer.
Michael Gillespie volunteered to become chair of Archival Committee.
Marietta, Jolie, Holly, Jon Drescher and Amanda wi I be on Library Committee. Heidi will chair
of Library
if a title doesm lead to info or anything concrete, ask if someone wishes to.
info at maxinegreene.org,
Proceeds from Dear Maxine book will go to MGC since MG Foundation legal is to , Jon
Drescher and Amanda-and Amanda
Jean Taylor for month of January she will be doing three pieces and has the theatre at 36th
st.A large membership meeting
The bear group a meeting a performance a mini confrrenebring
weekend before last January 23-24 30-31 Sat and Sunday could be Friday opportunty to get
together
could be a fundraiser
pop up salon meet at Center for Arts
John sounds great
break out around 3 themes events committee Jean Chairs 300 people who have made
commitment to MGC
Jolie is part of this one theme how people have taken ideas spaces for pub ic
conversations Maine said not enough of these discussions
announce three more New School meetings/seminars.
Fanghua now interested in foundation fundrais'ng
Fanghua was nominated as Treasurer seonded and voted unanimous y. membershb 2,000
tax preparation was $500. and pa'd $400. to IRS.
S 860 website
63000 owed to Holly for website deve opment.
Amanda suggested collar with CUNY for grant raising
Heineman
500. per author 3/4 to Greene Center 1, 500 words.
Publications
potential
Heinemann k-12
Springer ed research art centered
Cenage higher ed
July 12 a
hoc meeting from Professional DevelopmentTeach'ng Artists subcommitteeoffer to
representMaxine Greene Center
residencies in Shanghai
CAE Holly collaborating
to mentor TAs
How to professional y develop faculty so facu ty could become the teachers Maxine
Amanda, Michael, Marietta
LCI model both parties learned from it.
the profs and the TAs
aesthtic ed looking at a box or nature
better to not have a subcommittee
Heidi idea
anybody can do this faculty need to open being in the world
John Toth
revel in our differences rather thanfight about them differences without consnsus
in early days the pedagogy was open making someth'ng guded by her philosophy
Barbara
capacities, common core pedagogical straight jacket
oppty to shake free of this
Holly Landscapes for Learning has the seeds for this
put your body in a shape or saya sound
Holly suggests a workshop on Maxine's philos and how we implement.
Holly asked for her students to write aout an aesthetic experience. They did.
December
Thurs November 19th 4-6 next Board meeting.