Ephraim Nehemiah and Ryan Fan use a variety of poetic activities and forms to explore what it means to be part of a community, inspired by the Odell Grade 11 or 12 Unit, "Community." At its heart, poetry is an art form that enacts community, as it involves a relationship between the poet and the reader.

Baltimore artist Alyssa Fenix and city teacher Vesna Grujicic worked with the Springboard grade 10 unit, "Voices in Synthesis," creating arts integrated activities that guide students to advocate for themselves, others, and issues of importance to them. Students will be empowered to see their voices as essential in making change, and use them in visual art activities to state claims and arguments.

Baltimore artist Alyssa Fenix worked with Vesna Grujicic to integrate arts into Odell grade 9, "Who Changes the World?." Students will about change agents and activism through creating one pagers, concept maps, collage poems, word art, blackout poetry, political cartoons, and murals.

Dan and Claudia Zanes, together with Rachael Barillari, explore the literal and figurative power of the heart, aligned with the Wit & Wisdom Grade 4 unit, "A Great Heart." They use songwriting, music, and movement to guide students in learning experiences that support the development of healthy, courageous, and compassionate young people.

Inspired by the Wit & Wisdom grade 7, "Language and Power," the creative trio of Diamond Gray, Noelle Tolbert, and Gena Proctor introduce arts-integrated activities to support students' background knowledge and understanding of the Russian Revolution. These practices will aid students as they read and reflect on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Baltimore artist Alyssa Fenix worked with Vesna Grujicic to integrate arts into Odell grade 9, "Who Changes the World?." Students will learn about change agents and activism by creating one pagers, concept maps, collage poems, word art, blackout poetry, political cartoons, and murals.

Spoken word artist Ephraim Nehemiah worked with Ryan Fan to create this engaging and responsive exploration of the Springboard grade 9 unit on "Compelling Evidence." Using improvised debate, rant poems, and ekphrastic poems, participants will discover how to poetic arguments are a powerful force for communicating arguments through evidence.

Join musicians Dan and Claudia Zanes as they bring the Wit & Wisdom grade 5 module "Word Play" to life through music-making. Through song-writing and improvisation, participants will learn and practice how writers of all types--both literary and musical--use language and word play to convey meaning.

Teaching Artist Cori Dioquino and BAIP Manager Rachael Barillari use theater strategies create a culture of belonging through the grade 3 Wit & Wisdom unit "The Sea." Students will learn how to physicalize sea creatures, their traits, and environment, bringing this vibrant unit to dramatic and joyful life.