Fort Garrison Art Teacher One of 12 National Art21 Educators

From BCPS: Grace Hulse, visual arts teacher at Fort Garrison Elementary School, has been selected as one of 12 educators nationally to participate in the next cohort of the Art21 program.

The Art21 Educators program is a year-long professional development program that encourages teachers to explore new ways to incorporate contemporary art into classroom teaching and learning. The year starts with a six-day Summer Institute in New York City, during which participants work with mentors, Art21 staff, visiting artists, and guest presenters to design and develop curriculum.

During the school year, Hulse and the other Art 21 educators will participate in online meetings with each other, meetings with their mentors, and small focus group meetings with other mentees and mentors.

Hulse, a Glen Arm resident, is Fort Garrison’s Teacher of the Year for 2017 – 2018 and last year was the National Art Education Association’s Teacher of the Year for the Eastern Region. She has been teaching for 27 years, 24 of those years with Baltimore County Public Schools.

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