It's a tough genre, primarily because the bulk of these sorts of videos tend to be promotional (see boring). There's a reason for this, I think, and it's because video production isn't cheap and there's pressure to promote your own work. Moreover, showing process is a pretty tricky thing. Without the process, well, there's no reference point for what you are really talking … [Read more...] about A Favorite Arts Education Video: Powerful Learning Through The Arts
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To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools
Before I start this entry, will everyone join me in wishing Jane Remer a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!************************************************************************************************************A couple of years ago I was attending a conference on arts education,convened by the United States Department of Education for its AEMDD and Professional Development … [Read more...] about To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools
Breaking Through the Roadblock: An Example from Science Education Advocacy
As a follow-up to yesterday's entry, The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement, I offer a very interesting item, an example if you will, as to what it looks like when such roadblocks are broken through. Perhaps bypassed would be a better way to treat the metaphor, as you never know what's on the other side of that roadblock! Is this a perfect example, nope. Are … [Read more...] about Breaking Through the Roadblock: An Example from Science Education Advocacy
The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement
"If we did it for the arts, we would have to do it for every subject."That's it. There you have it. That's the first roadblock pulled out of a hat to rationalize "why not."I have heard this particular roadblock deployed many times, including in response to the advocacy for a special form of assistance to help schools without any certified arts teachers locate and hire these … [Read more...] about The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement
Beaverton Oregon School District Meets the Required i3 Match
The Beaverton School District and Young Audiences Arts for Learning have completed raising the required match to secure its i3 grant from the USDOE.The school district and partners had approximately 21 days to raise the required $800,000, not a small sum for a relatively small school district, in this economy no less.Bravo! … [Read more...] about Beaverton Oregon School District Meets the Required i3 Match