March 20, 2026 21:00
Superintendent Adam Bunting sits down with Rebecca Gove, a longtime art educator who has taught at Hinesburg Community School for eight years. Rebecca is deeply involved in the broader arts education community, including serving as treasurer for the Vermont Arts Educators Association, and her work at HCS extends beyond the studio by serving as the school’s Innovation Coordinator.
In this interview, Rebecca talks about how art is a way to communicate and build connection; what it looks like when a student switches from left to right brain thinking; how choice-based art has radically changed her and her “art-ner” Sara Elliott’s classroom dynamic; and the ways in which her work with Hinesburg Community School’s design team is helping flip the education model to more actively involve students in their learning.
In this interview, Rebecca and Adam discuss "The Learning Pit," James Nottingham's explanation of developing a growth mindset, as explained in this great animated video.