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Volume 3, Issue 9 - May 11, 2011
Welcome to ArtsEd Digest, AEP's twice-monthly online publication. ArtsEd Digest allows for easy access to vital and timely information about arts education from our partners and from the field. It is published on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Items for inclusion in the upcoming newsletter must be submitted by close of business on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. For example, items for the Digest to be published on Tuesday, May 24 should be submitted by close of business Friday, May 20.
New From Arts Education Partnership
Job Announcement: AEP Senior Associate for Communications and Partnerships
AEP is seeking an experienced, full-time Senior Associate for Communications and Partnerships. The Senior Associate is responsible for managing Partner and non-Partner relations, Web-based and print communications and the AEP National Forums. The ideal candidate will have experience in communications and marketing in the non-profit arena, knowledge of major issues in arts and education, particularly as they relate to federal, state, and local policy; and project coordination skills involving planning, staffing, hiring of consultants, managing budgets, and reporting results.
The position is located in Washington, D.C. and requires some travel on a limited basis.
For a full job description please click here. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@ccsso.org with “Senior Associate, AEP” in the subject line.
A Big “Thank You” for the AEP Spring 2011 National Forum!
We here at AEP want to thank you for your participation last weekend in our Spring 2011 National Forum, “Picturing a Complete Education: Keep the Arts in Mind.” Over 200 people joined us at the Hotel Palomar in Washington, DC on May 6-7th to experience 16 dynamic breakout sessions, three engaging plenary sessions, and two remarkable days of focusing on research, policy and practice geared towards securing the place of arts learning in a complete and comprehensive education.
This was one of our most successful and energized Forums to date. Stay tuned to www.aep-arts.org/forums/DC2011.htm for photos, a detailed Forum report and materials from the breakout sessions.
AEP Fall 2011 National Forum in San Francisco, CA!
The date has been set for AEP’s next National Forum, “Transforming Urban School Systems Through the Arts” to be held Thursday and Friday, September 15-16, 2011 in San Francisco, CA. Join us at the conclusion of National Arts in Education Week for a national conversation about how arts learning can help reclaim our urban school systems and re-engineer the future of America’s cities.
When: Thursday and Friday, September 15-16, 2011
Where: Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Accommodations: The Sir Francis Drake is offering a special conference room rate of $229 per night which is available until Tuesday, August 23rd. Rooms reserved after this date are not guaranteed this special rate. To reserve your room, call 800.795.7129 and reference “AEP Fall National Forum” or make your reservations online here.
Registration Information
Early Registration for AEP Partner Organizations: June 13-19, 2011; $195 per person
General Registration: June 20-September 2, 2011; $195 per person
Late Registration: September 3-16, 2011; $225 per person
Please note that single-day registration is not available.
*Cancellation Policy: AEP is unable to provide refunds after regular registration closes on Friday, September 2, 2011 at midnight, EST.
Be a part of this Forum
You can shape the conversation of the Fall 2011 National Forum by submitting a small group discussion session proposal. Proposals are being accepted now until Friday, June 10, 2011 at 5pm EST and are accepted through a request for proposals (RFP) process. All interested presenters must submit their proposal according to the guidelines and format found on the RFP here. AEP will not consider late or incomplete proposals, or proposals that are not submitted in the appropriate format. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Smyth at lauras@ccsso.org.
Calling all student artists
The AEP Cover Art Contest is now the AEP Young Artist Award! Student artists ages 13-25 living in the San Francisco Bay Area are invited to submit a work of visual art that is inspired by or represents the Forum theme “Transforming Urban School Systems Through the Arts” for the design of the front cover of the Forum program booklet. The competition is open now until Friday, June 10, 2011 at midnight, EST. You can download the competition rules here.
Graduate Student Volunteer Opportunity
AEP needs graduate student volunteers to help staff our Fall 2011 National Forum. This is a great experience for students interested in careers in research, policy and/or arts education to meet leaders in the field and join in on important conversations about key topics in arts education. For more information, and to apply to be a volunteer, please click here. Applications are due by Friday, July 1, 2011, at midnight, EST. You can contact Cristine Davis at cristined@ccsso.org with any questions about this opportunity.
New From Our Partners
President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Releases “Reinvesting in Arts Education” Report at AEP Spring 2011 National Forum
Following a release at AEP’s Spring 2011 National Forum, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities’ report “Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools," has garnered national media attention in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and the Huffington Post. The report was released at a plenary session of the same name on Friday, May 6th to a packed room at the Forum in Washington, DC. To view the panel discussion and release of the report, visit the UStream page here. To read the full Huffington Post article visit its website.
To read the full report, please visit the President’s Committee website at http://www.pcah.gov/sites/default/files/photos/PCAH_Reinvesting_4web.pdf
U. S. Department of Education Releases “First Look” Report on Arts Education
The National Center on Education Statistics (NCES), in partnership with the Office of Innovation and Improvement, completed the first survey in 10 years of the conditions of K-12 arts education. Both principals and teachers – arts specialists as well as elementary classroom teachers – were surveyed during the 2009-2010 school year. The May 2 Web-only “First Look” release contains selected findings on such indicators as percentages of schools that offer instruction in four arts disciplines, but only where the data describe conditions nationally. Additional variables such as poverty levels of schools and regions of the country will be reflected in the comprehensive report to be released later this year.
To read the "First Look" follow the link below:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011078
Job Announcement: Literature Director
The Literature & Arts Education Division of the National Endowment for the Arts is seeking to fill the position of Literature Director, GS-0301-15. This position opened on, May 5, 2011 and will close on July 7, 2011.
This is a temporary, Schedule A, Excepted Service position, not to exceed two years.
Please follow this link to gain access to the vacancy announcement.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Courtney R. Coffer, Human Resources Specialist, at cofferc@arts.gov.
Winner of 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Announced
From a competitive field of more than 365,000 students nationwide, 16-year-old Youssef Biaz of Auburn, Alabama, received the title of 2011 Poetry Out Loud National Champion at the National Finals held in Washington, DC on Friday, April 29, 2011. With his achievement, he also received a $20,000 award and his high school, Auburn High School, received a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. Biaz was among nine finalists and 53 state champions from around the country who participated in the sixth national poetry recitation contest, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
The second-place winner, Victoria DiMartile of Beechwood High School in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, received a $10,000 award. The third-place winner, DeVonna Daisy Smith of Reading High School in Reading, Pennsylvania, received a $5,000 award. Each of the nine finalists received at least a $1,000 award, and their schools received $500 each for the purchase of poetry books.
Visit the NEA’s website for the full press release.
New Report from the NEA Measures the Value of the Performing Arts and Other Arts Sectors
The National Endowment for the Arts has released a new study titled Time and Money: Using Federal Data to Measure the Value of Performing Arts Activities, which looks at the value of the arts in three ways: time spent on arts activities; organizational revenue and expenses; and direct consumer spending. A particular focus on performing arts data provides consistency across these three measurements.
The report draws on the most recent data available from the U.S. Economic Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), to arrive at monetary and non-monetary value measurements of the nation’s performing arts sector. Recent data show that performing arts organizations generated nearly $13.6 billion in revenues; Americans spent $14.5 billion on performing arts admissions, and on any given day, 1.5 million Americans attended arts performances, usually with family or friends.
For the full press release and a summary of key findings from the report, visit the NEA’s website.
Analysis of School Improvement Grant (SIG) Applications and Awardees Now Available
The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance has just released the Baseline Analyses of School Improvement Grant (SIG) Applications and SIG-Eligible and SIG-Awarded Schools. The report is the first from the Study of School Turnaround (SST), which examines the implementation of the School Improvement Grants that is authorized under Title I section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and supplemented by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Baseline Analyses uses publicly-available data from State Education Agency (SEA) Web sites, SEA SIG applications, and the National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data to examine the following: (1) the SIG-related policies and practices that states intend to implement, and (2) the characteristics of SIG-eligible and SIG-awarded schools. The report provides context on SIG. The research was conducted by the American Institutes for Research.
To access the report, please go to http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20114019/.
Educational Theatre Association Launches EdTV
The Educational Theatre Association has launched EdTV, a collection of video and audio files, most of which were produced by EdTA. EdTV brings innovation to the website, giving the theatre education community a central place for learning new things about the field. The site features theatre makeup how-tos; videos from Thespian Festival; video diaries from the EdTA student leaders; and more.
“Video is an important medium for online communication, so we wanted to create a resource where educational, inspirational, and artistic theatre videos could be shared with our membership,” says EdTA Webmaster Jim Talkington. “EdTV features original EdTA content and select theatre-related videos from sharing sites like YouTube and Vimeo. The videos are available to all Schooltheatre.org visitors, whether they’re joining us from their computer, tablet, or smartphone.”
EdTV is found at schooltheatre.org/edtv.
New From the Field
IMLS Announces Sparks! Ignition Grants
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced 14 awards totaling $336,281 matched with $360,444 of non-federal funds for Sparks! Ignition Grants. IMLS received 106 applications requesting $2,468,234 in funds.
“I am delighted to announce the first-ever Sparks! Ignition Grants, designed to help libraries and museums solve challenging problems.” said Susan Hildreth, IMLS Director. “These awards speak to the great ingenuity and creativity of libraries and museums and we look forward to sharing their lessons learned.”
Click here to view the list of funded projects.
For more information about this funding opportunity including program guidelines and contacts, please visit http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/SparksIgnition.shtm.
Use the IMLS grants search tool to view our archive of grants awarded by the Institute. Search grants by grant name, institution, or project type.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
Job Announcement: Editor-in-Chief, Arts Education Policy Review
Routledge, publisher of arts, humanities, and social science journals, seeks an editor-in-chief for its Arts Education Policy Review (AERP). AERP discusses major policy issues concerning P-12 education in the various arts in the United States and the world. Its goal is to produce the most comprehensive and rigorous exchange of ideas available on arts education policy.
The ideal candidate will be trained and have high standing in one or more disciplines within the field of arts education and demonstrated achievement in policy-oriented studies. S/he will work under the executive and managing editors, advisory committee, editorial board and personnel at Taylor and Francis to develop and edit the journal’s manuscript. The position carries a per-issue stipend, but not regular full- or part-time employment or a salary.
Application Deadline: June 15, 2011
Please send via email a C.V. and cover letter communicating your qualifications, interest in the position, and a mission statement, along with 2-4 examples of policy-oriented articles to Katherine Marshall, Managing Editor of Arts Education Policy Review at katherine.marshall@taylorandfrancis.com.
ASCD Accepting Proposals for 2012 Annual Conference—Deadline: May 15, 2011
ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is accepting proposals for its 2012 Annual Conference, “A Collective Call to Action.” The conference will be held March 24-26, 2012 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. ASCD is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. The deadline for proposals is Sunday, May 15, 2011.
Potential proposals should focus on approaches, experiences, and results that reflect one of the subthemes (strands) of (1) personalized learning and teaching, (2) engagement, and (3) advocacy. Proposals will be divided into the categories of concurrent, commercial and community sessions as determined by ASCD’s selection panel.
For more information on the conference theme and strands, proposal submissions and registration information, visit the ASCD conference website.
Summer Arts Integration e-Course from EducationCloset.com
EducationCloset.com is now accepting registrations for its Arts Integration e-Course, a three-week summer program focusing on the implementation of arts integration programs in schools and districts. Classes are held two days a week and there are two three-week sessions available: July 11-29 and August 8-26. The entire course occurs online, and at its conclusion, participants will have developed a practical arts integration portfolio unique to his/her school.
Course Highlights:
Week 1: All About Arts Integration – vision, research and strategies for implementation.
Week 2: Curriculum Maps and Lesson Planning: highlighting curricular matches and finding/writing lesson plans
Week 3: Focusing on Assessment: How, Why and What
Cost:
The course is $99, which includes all materials.
For more information and to register, please visit the eCourse information page at EducationCloset.com. Spaces are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
NEA Chairman and HHS Secretary Honor Jamie Lee Curtis at National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Award-winning actress and bestselling children’s book author Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Awareness Day is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It observes the importance of caring for every child’s mental health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman presented Curtis with an award for her work on behalf of children together with SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. and Bryan Samuels, Commissioner for the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
The event featured an exhibit sponsored by the American Art Therapy Association which included artwork submitted by children directly impacted by 9/11, The Art of Sybil by Shirley Ardell Mason, children from the Lombardi Cancer Center, and art from The Glass Books Project in conjunction with Witness Justice.
A webcast of the event can be viewed here on SAMHSA’s website.
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) Study Shows Majority of Arts Graduates Find Satisfying Work
Findings from a national survey released last week show that, contrary to widespread belief, most arts graduates are employed and holding jobs consistent with their educational goals. For example, 92% of those who wish to work currently are, with most finding employment soon after graduating. Two-thirds said their first job was a close match for the kind of work they wanted. And almost three-quarters (74%) of those who intended to work as a professional artist had done so at some point since graduating.
The findings of the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) are based on information from 13,581 alumni of 154 arts high schools, arts colleges and conservatories, and arts schools and departments within universities. Those responding to the fall 2010 survey graduated from fine arts, theater, dance, music, creative writing, media arts, film, design and architecture programs. The results provide insights into the lives and careers of arts graduates. To learn more about SNAAP and its national report, click here.
Taratibu Youth Association Spring Concert, Friday, May 13
The Taratibu Youth Association (TYA) performing arts company will hold an evening concert on Friday, May 13th at 7pm at People’s Community Baptist Church located at 31 Norwood Road in Silver Spring, MD. Tickets are $20 and proceeds from this performance will benefit TYA’s upcoming trip to Tanzania, where the students will engage in cultural exchange and study traditional dances.
TYA recently performed at the AEP Spring 2011 National Forum as the opening student performance on the second day of the Forum. Lead by co-directors Arla Scott and Naima Hylton, TYA is dedicated to preserving, and teaching African & African American culture & values through the arts of song and dance. Founded in August 2007, Taratibu uses traditional and contemporary songs, dance and movement to teach principles of community building, self-determination, and spirituality.
Tickets to the May 13th concert can be purchased at the door. For more information, please visit www.taratibu.org.
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