Rhode Island School of Design. Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design External Projects records (08.09.01)

The external projects records of the Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design document the program’s engagement with art education practitioners in Rhode Island public schools through specific initiatives, 1994-2013. The bulk of materials relate to Project New Directions (PND), a series of professional development workshops and summer academies offered several times each year, 1994-2006. Curricula and handouts developed by the department are supported by documentation in the form of photographic materials, participants’ reflections, and reports to funding agencies. A separate, currently unprocessed series (2007.73) contains further materials on the development and implementation of PND.

Other projects, primarily under Project Open Door alongside the Providence School Department (PSD), are also present in grant proposals, correspondence, and meeting notes on these collaborations, 2002-2014. Most records originate from TLAD department head Paul Sproll; other administrators and collaborators represented include former RISD president Roger Mandle, Hope High School principal Nancy Mullen, Hope High School principal, and Laura Travis and Valerie Kline. Supplemental materials include framed posters, awards, and bound catalogs and portfolios.