About the authors
Karen Capraro, PhD, is an associate professor at Rhode Island College, in Providence, Rhode Island. She has worked in early childhood for over 15 years, educating both secondgraders and teacher candidates. kcapraro@ric.edu
Lorraine Downes, MEd, is an assistant professor at Rhode Island College. She is the art instructor for students of Henry Barnard Laboratory School, where she is responsible for development and instruction of art curriculum. ldownes@ric.edu
John Diego Arango is an associate professor at Rhode Island College. He is the technology education instructor for students of Henry Barnard Laboratory School, where he is responsible for development and instruction of thetechnology education curriculum. jarango@ric.edu