ArtsEd Digest

Volume 1, Issue 19 - December 9, 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 is published twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday. 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, December 22 should be submitted by close of business Friday, December 18.

New from the Arts Education Partnership

Join us for our Spring 2010 National Forum in Washington, DC!
States of Change: New Leadership in Arts and Education; April 9-10, 2010

Small group sessions: Proposals for Small Group Sessions are due to Laura Smyth, lauras@ccsso.org by January 5, 2010. You can obtain the RFP form here. AEP will be holding two webinars for those interested in submitting proposals to discuss the submission process and what makes a strong proposal. Please use the following information to access the webinars.

Thursday, December, 2009, 3 pm EST -- https://ccsso.webex.com/ccsso/onstage/g.php?d=710117043&t=a, Event number: 710 117 043, Teleconference number: 866-469-3239
Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 3 pm EST -- https://ccsso.webex.com/ccsso/onstage/g.php?d=717265901&t=a, Event number: 717 265 901, Teleconference number: 866-469-3239

The Coming Up Taller Awards Program Seeks Nominations

At the Coming Up Taller awards ceremony held at the White House earlier this month, Mrs. Michelle Obama captured the spirit of the Coming Up Taller Award when she said that achievement in the arts and humanities is “a bridge to achievement in life.”

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is inviting nominations for the 2010 Coming Up Taller Awards. In partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), we are embarking on the thirteenth year of the Coming Up Taller Awards, which recognizes the accomplishments of exceptional arts and humanities after-school and out-of-school programs. Coming Up Taller finalists receive a $10,000 award, an award plaque, and an invitation to attend the Coming Up Taller Leadership Enhancement Conference in Washington, DC. In addition, the Coming Up Taller awards ceremony is traditionally held in the Fall at the White House, with the awards bestowed by the President’s Committee’s Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama.

The nomination application is available here: http://www.pcah.gov/cut/2010CUTNominationApplication.pdf

The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 29, 2010.

If you have questions, please visit http://www.pcah.gov or contact the President’s Committee at (202) 682-5409.

Remarks by the President on the "Education to Innovate" Campaign - November 23, 2009

A full transcript of President Obama's remarks are available here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-education-innovate-campaign

Call for Proposals: Design of a Statewide Survey on the Status & Condition of Arts Education

The Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) Office of Arts Learning and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), is currently seeking to engage a qualified research organization to assist its staff and partners in the research design, implementation, analysis and reporting of a statewide survey intended to assess the status and condition of arts education in K-12 schools in Ohio.

Proposals may be sent by email to dcollins@oaae.net or by regular mail to:

Donna Collins, Executive Director
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
77 South Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108

All proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. December 22, 2009.

If you have any questions concerning this project or would like to obtain a copy of the RFP form , please contact Donna Collins at 614.224.1060 or email at dcollins@oaae.net.

Call for Proposals: Session Discussion for National Arts & Education Forum

The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts is seeking proposals for their third national Arts & Education Forum: Arts @ The Core Of 21st Century Learning, which will be held in Chattanooga, TN on May 14-15, 2010.

The Forum will be a dynamic venue for discussing education in the 21st Century and how artistic concepts and processes can be illuminated and propagated for more creative and meaningful instruction throughout the curriculum. Rather than traditionally featuring only a few keynote presenters, SCEA wants to involve as many participants as possible in providing information, sharing ideas, voicing opinions, and demonstrating examples to stimulate thinking and conversations. Proposal options include fishbowl discussions, creative process demonstrations, interviews, sharing student work, videoconferencing, and original “what if” sessions.

If you have questions call Kim Wheetley at 423-425-5205 or email kim-wheetley@utc.edu. To learn more about the Forum and download a proposal form go to: http://www.utc.edu/Outreach/SCEA/2010-Forum.php.

New Dana Foundation Report Released: Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain

Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain, the culmination of a summit sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Neuro-Education Initiative, focuses on the convergence of neuroscientific research and teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the arts.

Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain is available free by written request on institutional letterhead. Please make certain your request contains a complete telephone number-including area code-and a full street address. (We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes). Requests should be mailed or faxed to:

Johanna Goldberg
Dana Foundation
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900
New York, NY 10151
Fax: (212) 317-8721

You may also e-mail your request to: jgoldberg@dana.org. Please include your institutional and mailing information.

The Kennedy Center: “Arts Integration Schools: What, Why, and How” Conference

The Kennedy Center will host a national conference: Arts Integration Schools: What, Why, and How in Washington, DC. The conference will share a decade of the Kennedy Center’s experience in 20 Washington, D.C. area schools aimed at building a school-wide philosophy for and practice of arts integration. The program, Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA), is a school reform effort realized through ongoing, in-depth professional learning for teachers. Attend April 7-8, 2010 to learn about the what and why of arts integration from the Kennedy Center’s perspective. The conference begins with an overview of the CETA program and the sharing of program evaluation results. Learn about the Kennedy Center’s definition of arts integration and participate in one of three workshops that integrate drama or dance with other subject areas. Then visit a CETA school to observe teachers integrating the arts with other subject areas, tour the school, and speak with the principal and teachers about their leadership roles. For schools interested in beginning the strategic planning process for developing an arts integration school, school teams can apply to participate in the 4-day intensive conference (April 7-10, 2010). Please visit http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/ceta/conference.html to learn more about registering for the conference (April 7-8 or 7-10). The registration deadline is February 1, 2010. For further information, please contact Amy Duma at alduma@kennedy-center.org or (202)416-8842.

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