ArtsEd Digest

Volume 1, Issue 3 - April 14, 2009

Welcome to ArtsEd Digest, the new and improved face of the AEP listserv. The ArtsEd Digest is an online publication that allows for the easy access to vital and timely information about arts education from our partners and from the field. It will be published twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday. Items for inclusion in the upcoming listserv must be submitted by close of business on the first and third Fridays of each month. Items for the Digest to be published on Tuesday, April 28 should be submitted by close of business Friday, April 24.

New from the Arts Education Partnership

AEP National Forum Information - "Charting a Course for the Arts and 21st Century Learning"
Join us on October 2-3, 2009 in Cambridge, MA for a lively exploration of the connections and synchronicities between the arts and 21st century learning. We will be looking especially at the ways the principles of 21st century learning, particularly imagination, creativity and innovation, are incorporated, articulated and supported throughout the education system from pre-K to higher education. This meeting will be hosted by Lesley University. Click here for more information.

AEP is seeking proposals for small-group sessions for the Fall National Forum meeting: "Charting a Course for the Arts and 21st Century Learning". Click here to access the application form and submit your proposals to Laura Smyth, Senior Associate for Communications and Partnerships at lauras@ccsso.org.

AEP Wiki
AEP is proud to announce the launch of our wiki -- a collaborative space for new and developing ideas and projects at AEP. Currently there are two projects featured on the wiki: The Arts and 21st Century Learning Research and Policy Agenda and The Ford Foundation Integrating the Arts and Education Reform (Arts Ed) Initiative.

Click on the following link to explore:
http://www.aep-arts.org/wiki/index.php

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Recovery Grants to State and Regional Arts Agencies

For immediate release:
Contact: Sally Gifford, 202-682-5606
12:00 p.m. EDT, April 10, 2009

Washington, D.C. — The National Endowment for the Arts today announced $19.8 million in one-time grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to the state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to support the arts sector of the economy. Potential recipients include organizations in the performing, visual, and literary arts.

For the full press release, go to http://www.nea.gov/news/news09/nea-announces-first-recovery-grants.html

World Digital Library to Launch April 21, 2009

The World Digital Library, a joint project of The Library of Congress, UNESCO, and national libraries worldwide, is scheduled to launch on April 21 after a four year planning process. The library “will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials.” The project, underwritten by Google, represents not only a technological achievement but also a groundbreaking level of international cooperation and coordination. The goals of the World Digital Library are “to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research.”

http://www.worlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/index.html

Partners in Performance - Applications for PIP program deadline June 1, 2009

Bring great chamber music to your community!

Application forms and eligibility guidelines for the 2010/2011 Partners in Performance program are available for download from www.pipmusic.org. The deadline for submission has been extended to June 1, 2009.

Partners in Performance provides two concerts for the benefit of the chosen presenting organization, whose financial obligation consists of a token administrative fee paid to PiP—drastically less than an artist's usual fee. The two concerts will take place within consecutive concert seasons: the first, a recital by a high-profile artist such as Midori; the second concert to be a solo or duo recital by a rising young artist with a local connection. The presenter keeps all proceeds from ticket sales, to be used at its discretion to fund future classical music projects or programs.

Questions may be addressed to:
Kelly Gehrs
Projects Director
Partners in Performance
Email: kagehrs@earthlink.net
www.pipmusic.org

Building Parent Involvement in Schools through the Arts Webinar - May 13, 2009, 4 PM EDT/1 PM PDT

If schools are to succeed in reaching every child academically, they need the support of a parent or primary caregiver. This session will discuss the body of research that demonstrates how the arts can engage families in schools and discuss key strategies that are currently working in both public and charter schools.

Our speakers include:
-Michael Sikes, Senior Associate for Research and Policy, Arts Education Partnership, Washington D.C. and author of “Building Parent Involvement through the Arts” (2007)
-Sarah Ogeto, Program Coordinator, Illinois Parent Information Resource Center at Columbia College Chicago
-Joanne Vena, Director of School Partnerships, Center for Community Arts Partnerships, Columbia College Chicago
-Angela Fowler, PIRC Program Manager, Harris Center for Early Childhood Education, Columbia College Chicago

http://eo2.commpartners.com/users/afta/session.php?id=1999

CARTS - Summer Training Opportunities in Folk Arts

The 2009 roster of institutes, courses, and workshops for teachers and artists in folk arts, folklife, and oral history is now available at the CARTS homepage: http://www.carts.org/. To receive the quarterly CARTS E-Bulletin, email Paddy Bowman, Director, Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education at paddybowman@verizon.net.

IEATA 8th International Conference - Expressive Arts in Social Action: Peace-ing Our World Together

IEATA invites you to be part of an inspiring, exciting, international gathering, as expressive arts therapists, expressive arts educators and consultants, expressive artists, activists, and innovators from around the world converge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to celebrate the journey of Expressive Arts in Social Action: Peace-ing Our World Together. IEATA is an international professional association dedicated to the integrative use of the arts for transformation and change.

Date: August 12-15, 2009
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Conference Registration Date Begins April 1st
Online registration and more information at www.ieata.org

Dance Education Enters Education Research Discourse

Judith Lynne Hanna’s article, “A Nonverbal Language for Imagining and Learning: Dance Education in K-12 Curriculum,” has been published by Educational Researcher, 37(8):491-506, 2008. All 26,000 members of the American Educational Research Association, comprised of educators, administrators, researchers, federal, state and local agency evaluators, counselors, graduate students, and behavioral scientists receive ER, which contains scholarly articles of general significance to the broad educational community. AERA (http://www.aera.net/) is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. See www.judithhanna.com for further resources on dance education.

Call for Proposals and Choreography

The Learning Circle: Dance Pedagogy Leads our Practice
The conference for exceptional teaching, leadership, and scholarship in dance education
Friday, January 15 – Monday, January 18, 2010
Location: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Conference Highlights include --
Pedagogy: “The Gift of Meaning, the Gift of Challenge”
Leadership: “Tending the Hearth Together”
Scholarship/Research: “From the Stage to the Page”
Enhance Your Writing in Dance
For more information, http://www.aahperd.org/nda/template.cfm?template=callForProposals_part2.html

Inspiration 2009

The Professional Institute for Educators at The University of the Arts, in cooperation with New Mexico State University, Pan American Dance Institute; Southwest District Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; New Mexico Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Inspiration provides teachers with an engaging week to invigorate classroom teaching in all disciplines and levels, as well as earn graduate credit for professional development. Educators from across the country will benefit from a new understanding of the individual differences in students and how to address the needs of all learners through arts integration. During the course, educators participate in a discipline-based studio experience in the visual or performing arts concentration of their choice.

Inspiration 2009 is offered in four locations:
Creativity in the Classroom (Wayne, PA)
Monday, June 22-Friday, June 26
Process, Product and Performance (Reading, PA)
Monday, July 13-Friday, July 17
Imagination, Images and Instruction (Doylestown, PA)
Monday, July 20-Friday, July 24
Making Meaning Through Arts Integration (Philadelphia, PA)
Monday, August 3-Friday, August 7

Travel and accommodation information available online at: www.uarts.edu/pie.
Call 215.717.6006 or email pie@uarts.edu to request a full brochure.

MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants

The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and MetLife Foundation have announced the renewal of the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program. In 2009, the project will award grants of up to $20,000 to support exemplary arts education partnerships during the 2009-20010 school year.

MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Grants are designed to support exemplary partnerships which

demonstrate best practices in creating and sustaining effective collaborations;
serve large numbers of public school students;
provide sound arts education experiences;
prioritize student learning and achievement; and
address national, state, and/or local arts education standards.

Grant applications and guidelines are available at http://www.nationalguild.org/programs/partners.htm .

The application deadline is May 23, 2008.

For more information, contact:
Ms. Jay Samios
Program Manager
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
(212) 268-3337 ext. 12
jaysamios@nationalguild.org

Arts for Children and Youth in Philadelphia - Job Opportunity Announcement, Director

The Philadelphia Arts for Children and Youth Initiative seeks a Director to lead a new, major effort that will bring the arts to more children and youth in Greater Philadelphia through stimulating and coordinating arts experiences and education throughout the community.

The Arts for Children and Youth initiative will bring arts learning opportunities to all children and youth in the Greater Philadelphia region over a ten year period. The initiative will begin in Philadelphia and expand to the region in later years. It will support and coordinate high quality arts learning offerings, both in and out of school, and ensure equity, access and diversity in arts programming. The initiative is built on the recognition that arts are key tools in transforming communities and in giving students the opportunity to participate in a thriving economy in which the skills of imagination and innovation are valued.

Applicants should send electronically a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of at least three professional references to: Arts4Youth@Philaedfund.org. Please refrain from phone, email and in-person inquiries at this point in the search process. This position is available immediately.

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