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In this talk, Mr. Levitt discusses the Charles Fortes Museum Project in the Elmwood section of Providence, where student curiosity about their 150 year old factory building and historic neighborhood stimulates research and with the help of artists, high quality, ìreal world presentation. In this lecture with slides, Mr. Levitt will also discuss his philosophy of Site Specific Education, where local history and culture are woven together with research and presentation. In Rhode Island, he feels, there are many opportunities for this kind of work in schools.
Marc Joel Levitt is a storyteller, writer, radio show and educator. After graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Labor Relations, he taught nursery school in San Francisco, and in 1980 began performing as a New Vaudevillian in Rhode Island. Mr. Levitt has a long history of radio in Rhode Island, including ten years as the writer/director/producer of New England's only radio variety show, The New England Chowda' Hour and since 1995 as the host of the national award winning Action Speaks at AS 220. He also created and directed the Charles Fortes Elementary School Museum Project and currently travels throughout the United States and around the world as a storytelling/educational consultant. As co-creator of the South Kingston Neighborhood Congress, he has participated in a grassroots campaign against sprawl in his community of South Kingstown.
Needs: Slide projector and screen or Powerpoint projector and screen; water