Category Archives: P credit

Give your classroom a Creative Infusion with MFTA’s P Credit course for teachers

Creative Infusion: Art & Reuse in the Classroom Introduction to Project Based Learning | Starts Saturday, April 27 Learn the basics of differentiating instruction by integrating creative projects into all content areas. With the guidance of MFTA’s master teaching artist, … Continue reading

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P Credit Course for Teachers: Help all students learn with hands-on, project-based learning

Project Based Learning: Reuse in ELA Advanced Course for ELA-integrated Art Projects | Starts Saturday, February 9 Build student success by learning to use items from the recycling bin and free supplies from MFTA for classroom projects and presentations. These … Continue reading

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TEACHERS – Paper: From Pulp to Fiction starts tomorrow – Register today!

Our P credit course Paper: From Pulp to Fiction starts this Saturday. For more information, or to register today, click here.

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New start date for Paper: From Pulp to Fiction is November 10

Due to the storm, we have rescheduled the first session of our P credit course Paper: From Pulp to Fiction. The original start date, Saturday, November 3, has been moved to the following Saturday, November 10. The course meets for … Continue reading

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Paper: From Pulp to Fiction, our P credit course for teachers starts next Saturday!

Paper: From Pulp to Fiction In-depth Paper Course Starts Saturday, November 10 (Rescheduled from November 3 start date) This course explores the history, production, and uses of paper with connections in social studies, science, math, and language arts. Participants will … Continue reading

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Teachers: Art, literacy and P Credits this fall at MFTA

Project Based Learning: Reuse in English Language Arts Starts Saturday, September 22 Advanced Course for ELA-integrated Art Projects Build student success by learning to use items from the recycling bin and free supplies from MFTA for classroom projects and presentations. … Continue reading

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Fiber art at its best!

Teachers are hard at work this week creating all kinds of fiber art projects in our Raw Fibers course! They’re weaving on things like CD cases, sequin honey comb, and mesh from the warehouse–they also created their own looms out … Continue reading

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Up to our elbows in pulp – and loving it!

Shanna contributes regularly to our Facebook page, and I’m thrilled that she’s started to blog! She has been with us since October 2011, helping schools and teachers register to receive MFTA supplies, lending a hand during school group visits, and assisting warehouse staff … Continue reading

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What does a Creative Infusion look like at school?

With free MFTA supplies and a bit of training, you can unleash your students’ creativity,  making your school a more vibrant and welcoming place to be! Using free MFTA supplies, students at IS 231 in Queens studied the Industrial Revolution … Continue reading

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Summer’s here and it’s time for creative PD

It’s hot outside but cool in MFTA’s studios. Once school is out for students, teachers head to here and get creative while earning P credits. The teacher above used MFTA supplies to have each of her students create clocks when … Continue reading

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