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Laura Smyth, Senior Associate for Communications and Partnerships
Cristine Davis, Program Associate
Andrea Kreuzer, Program Assistant
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submissions inappropriate to the ArtsEd Digest and to edit submissions
for length and clarity.
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Volume
2, Issue 15 - August 24, 2010
Welcome to ArtsEd Digest, AEP's biweekly 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 twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Items for
inclusion in the upcoming listserv 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, September 7 should
be submitted by close of business Friday, September 3.
New From Arts Education Partnership
Please check our web page for the most current information about the
Forum.
Arts in Education Week Website
AEP has created a hub site for sharing information about National Arts
in Education Week. The site can be accessed by clicking the button
below or by visiting http://aep-arts.org/artsineducationweek.html.
On the site, we’ve listed links to partner sites that are also planning
activities or providing information about the week. We’ve also
suggested some activities around finding out about arts education policy
and practice in states and communities, and we hope to get some
feedback. Until the next Arts Education State Policy Survey and
FRSS (Fast Response Survey System) survey are completed, we’ll have
mostly anecdotal data, but we’re curious to hear from the field.
Information is power!
We welcome you to send us links and information about activities in your
organization or community related to National Arts in Education
Week. Please also feel free to download the logo below for use on
your website. We ask only that you link it back to the AEP hub
site at www.aep-arts.org/artsineducationweek.htm
and mention the site in some accompanying text, so that it can continue
to grow as a resource of information about National Arts in Education
Week.
New From Our Partners
Winners Announced for Phase 2 of the Race to the Top Competition
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced yesterday that the following 10 applicants have
won grants in the second phase of the Race to the Top competition:
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Applicant |
Award |
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New York |
$700 million |
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Florida |
$700 million |
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Georgia |
$400 million |
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North Carolina |
$400 million |
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Ohio |
$400 million |
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Maryland |
$250 million |
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Massachusetts |
$250 million |
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District of Columbia |
$75 million |
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Hawaii |
$75 million |
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Rhode Island |
$75 million |
The winning applicants have adopted rigorous common, college- and
career-ready standards in reading and math, created pipelines and
incentives to put the most effective teachers in high-need schools, and
all have alternative pathways to teacher and principal certification.
All applications for Phase 2 can be found here on the Department of Education website. Phase 2 peer
reviewers' comments and scores will be available on the website by Aug.
25. Videos of states' presentations will be posted by Sept. 10.
NEA Proposes Strategic Plan Framework for 2012-2016
The National Endowment for the Arts’ proposed Strategic
Plan Framework represents the cumulative efforts of NEA leadership,
staff and stakeholders to frame the agency’s direction during fiscal
years 2012 through 2016. The agency developed mission and vision
statements as well as four actionable goals with outcomes, strategies,
and performance measures that will inform and guide its future
grant-making and administrative activities.
The NEA is contemplating conducting an evaluation of its arts education
initiatives in 2011 and 2012. This evaluation would identify the
agency’s future priorities for supporting lifelong learning in the arts
and would yield a framework for understanding and leveraging
relationships and strategic partnerships with entities that support arts
education.
A background document about the Strategic Plan Framework, which provides
a summary of goals and principal strategies, can be accessed here.
The NEA plans to formally adopt the Strategic Plan Framework
after it considers the comments received during the Framework’s recent
public feedback period.
NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert, Friday, September 24,
2010
Free tickets are now available for the National Endowment for the Arts’
National Heritage Fellowships Concert at the Music Center at Strathmore
in Bethesda, 8 p.m., September 24, 2010. The concert will also be
available through a live webcast. Free tickets are available at www.strathmore.org,
the Music Center at Strathmore box office and the House of Musical
Traditions.
Nick Spitzer, host of PRI’s "American Routes" radio program, will emcee
the concert, which will feature performances and demonstrations by the 2010 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of the
nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
The 2010 NEA National Heritage Fellows are Ghanaian drum master Yacub
Addy, Texas-style Fiddler Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor, Lauhala (palm
leaf) weaver Gladys Kukana Grace, Sweetgrass basketweaver Mary Jackson,
Bluegrass guitarist and singer Del McCoury, Bharatanatyam Indian dancer
Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan, Irish flute player Mike Rafferty, and
Afro-Cuban drummer and drum builder Ezequiel Torres. In addition,
folklorist and editor Judith McCulloh will receive the Bess Lomax Hawes
NEA National Heritage Fellowships award for her significant
contributions to the preservation and awareness of cultural heritage.
For more information on the artists, please visit www.arts.gov.
Urban Gateways Awarded Motorola Foundation Grant for
Female-focused Gaming Program
Chicago's Urban Gateways
has received more than $30,000 as part of the Innovation Generation
grant program from the Motorola Foundation. Through the grant, Urban
Gateways will launch the program Girls Got Game, in which 125
female middle school students in the Chicago area will design and build a
fully-operational PC- based computer game.
The Motorola Foundation’s signature Innovation Generation program seeks
to boost American students’ engagement in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) by providing $7.5 million to K-12 programs
across the U.S.
Through the Girls Got Game program, participants will initiate
and construct all components of a video game including design, character
development, theme, layout, and sound production. The program will also
introduce female students to career possibilities within the gaming
industry, which is experiencing tremendous growth. Currently women make
up 38% of all gamers but represent only 12% of the gaming industry.
For more information, please see the full press release: http://urbangateways.org/blog/2010/08/ug-awarded-motorola-foundation-grant.php
Nominations Sought for the National Assessment Governing Board
The National Assessment Governing Board invites nominations of qualified
individuals to serve as members of the Governing Board, established by
Congress to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP)-also known as The Nation's Report Card. The Secretary of
Education, Arne Duncan, will appoint the members from a list of
finalists submitted by the Governing Board. The Board is seeking the
broadest representation to fill positions in six categories:
Testing & Measurement Expert; Local School Superintendent; 12th
Grade Teacher; Curriculum Specialist (2 openings); Chief State School
Officer; and State School Board Member. The term for each of the seven
positions is October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2015. For further
information, visit www.nagb.org. The deadline for receiving
nominations is September 30, 2010.
Nominations may be submitted via mail, email, or fax to:
Dr.
Mary
Crovo
Deputy Executive
Director
National Assessment Governing Board
800
North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 825
Washington, DC 20002-4233
Email: mary.crovo@ed.gov
Fax: 202-357-6945
EdTA Prepares for Annual Conference in New York City
The 2010 Educational Theatre Association Annual Conference, held in
conjunction with the New York State Theatre Education Association, takes
place September 30-October 3 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
This year’s conference theme, “The Heart of it All,” focuses on the ways
through which collaboration between professional theatre artists and
educators can create better theatre experiences and learning for
students.
Educational programming for the conference includes Professional
Development Institutes (PDIs) which will focus on topics including
Dialects, Viewpoints, Voice in Action, Linking Lessons to Goals, Script
Analysis, and more. Conference delegates may have the opportunity to
earn graduate credit.
This year’s featured speakers include actor Kevin Kline; director Joe
Mantello; and Paul L. King, Executive Director of the Office of the Arts
and Special Projects at the New York City Department of Education.
Kathie Lee Gifford will be a special guest at the opening Welcome
Reception.
For more information, please click here.
The American Alliance for Theatre and Education Appoints
Executive Director
Lynne Kingsley has been appointed as the Executive Director of the
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE). She will be AATE’s
first Executive Director since the organization was relocated to the
Washington, DC area from Tempe, AZ in 2003.
Ms. Kingsley is an honor graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public
Communication at Syracuse University and the Liverpool Institute of
Performing Arts. She acted and taught in theatres for young audiences in
England and Scotland, and performed stand-up comedy in New York and
London before moving to Washington, D.C. to work for an interactive
marketing firm. She joined AATE as a member in 2005 and joined the staff
in 2009.
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