AlisonMar 5, 202215 min readMapping Public MemoryIn the summer of 2021, Doug and Alison participated in the Lynch Fellowship for educators at the Leventhal Map Library of the Boston...
AlisonOct 6, 20201 min readMapping Meaning: Getting Lost With MapsHow can maps create a better course for teachers and students? Two teachers, Alison Safford, Art Teacher, Cambridge School of Weston and...
AlisonSep 7, 20207 min readBig Town Little Town“I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t love a good map” Roman Mars To be upfront, I am an artist working primarily in three dimensions. I...
AlisonDec 29, 20194 min readThe Five Senses of ChinatownWhat Urban Exploration Can Teach Students about Learning to See and Question On a cold winter day a few years back, we brought 20...
AlisonDec 12, 20191 min readDeveloping Professionally with Maps!In May of 2017 we led a profession development workshop for teachers at the Boston Public Library's Levenenthal Map & Education Center....
AlisonDec 12, 20194 min readSeeing Hidden Worlds and HistoriesCanon Zeedijk: Walking an Amsterdam Street Throughout the Centuries Seeing Hidden Worlds I talked with Joanna van der Zanden, a Dutch...