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We came, we saw, we got creative!
We explored the role of the arts and education in strengthening the connection between creative pursuits and building creative capital by asking such questions as:
Creativity and innovation are the watchwords of the day, but what do they really mean for:
- Education systems where schools and colleges face an imperative to prepare college and career-ready graduates able to succeed in today's highly competitive global marketplace?
- Economic systems where local communities and states grow increasingly reliant upon the creative industries sector to contribute to the bottom line?
- Cultural systems where non-profit and for-profit business and industries alike must help nurture a creative commons that will support a well-educated, diverse, engaged, and healthy society?
Click HERE for more resources on creativity and innovation.
Program Information:
For a copy of the program including a full forum schedule, plenary and small group descriptions click HERE.
Plenary Sessions
The Arts Education Partnership at 15–Learning from the Past; Creating the Future
Introduction: Richard J. Deasy, Former Director, Arts Education Partnership
Moderator: Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Panelists: Sarah Cunningham, Arts Education Director and Literature and Arts Education Team Leader, National
Endowment for the Arts; Doug Herbert, Special Assistant, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department
of Education; Scott Shanklin-Peterson, Director of Arts Management Program, College of Charleston; Terry Peterson,
Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Network and Senior Fellow for Policy and Partnerships, College of
Charleston; Sandra Ruppert, Director, Arts Education Partnership
The Innovation Ecosystem: How Does it Work and What is the Role of the Arts?
Introduction: Congressman Jared Polis, 2nd District of Colorado
Speaker: Judy Estrin, author, Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:30 pm
Small Group Sessions and Lunchtime Roundtables
6 Words No More No Less: Developing Creative and Cultural Youth Leaders
Presenters: Saira Apodaca , ArtLab Intern, PlatteForum; Meagan Brncick, Education Director, PlatteForum; JoseJuan Cruz, ArtLab Intern, PlatteForum; Miles LaGree, ArtLab Intern, PlatteForum; Dayveontay Pedraza, ArtLab Intern, PlatteForum; Craig Volk, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver, ArtLab Lead Artist
Arts Education Frameworks: A Model Towards Institutional Sustainability
Presenters: Mark Cross, Director, Interchange; Shawna Flanigan, Director of Arts Education, COCA; Mimi MacDonald, Dance Program Specialist, COCA; Kelly Pollack, Executive Director, COCA
DAM, That's Creative: How the Denver Art Museum Designs Online and
On-Site Experiences Where Creativity Reigns
Presenters: Lindsey Housel, Manager, Adult & College Programs, Denver Art Museum; Ellen Spangler, Creativity Resource Manager, Denver Art Museum
Full Circle: Systemic Preparation, Measurement and Reporting of the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Students Need to be Successful in the Creative Economy
Presenters: Mirium D. Alshouse, Art Curriculum Coordinator, Des Moines Public School (DMPS); James Hyatt, School Board Training Consultant; Dawn Oropeza, Education and Community Programs Coordinator, Iowa Arts Council
Imagination and Authentic Inquiry: Aligning Our Professional Development and
Teaching Approaches through the Arts
Presenters: Carol Brown, Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES); Elizabeth Hallmark, PhD Candidate Teaching and Curriculum, University of Rochester
New Research: Taking the Lid Off Arts Education In Los Angeles County
Presenter: Lynn Waldorf, Executive Director, Griffin Center for Inspired Instruction
P21 and the Arts: A Skills Map Toward the Acquisition of 21 st Century Learning Skills
Presenters: Michael Blakeslee, Senior Deputy Executive Director, MENC: National Association for Music Education; Susan McGreevy-Nichols, President, National Dance Education Organization; Jim Palmarini, Director of Educational Policy, Educational Theatre Association; Dr. F. Robert Sabol, President-Elect, National Art Education Association; Scott C. Shuler, Ph.D., President, MENC: National Association for Music Education
Creativity Resources 
From Newsweek's article detailing the decline of creativity in America to Massachusetts passing legislation for a Creativity Challenge Index, the issue has become a hot-button topic in education policy.
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Newsweek, July 19, 2010. Creativity in America: The Science of Innovation and How to Reignite Our Imaginations
By Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
The Newsweek article alerted Americans to the Creativity Crisis. The authors examine the declining creativity scores, creativity and arts learning, and strategies for increasing creativity in America. Read the full article HERE.
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Massachusetts Creativity Challenge Index Legislation
In July, Massachusetts passed legislation establishing an index by which to measure creativity in schools.
The Creative Challenge Index has been a central advocacy goal of the Mass. Advocates for Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (MAASH) and Arts|Learning. You can read more about it HERE.
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Council of Chief State School Officers Response to "The Creativity Crisis"
CCSSO has been developing a number of programs aimed at advancing, encouraging, and measuring creativity in American schools. Click HERE to read more about CCSSO's programs.
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Creativity, Innovation and Arts Learning: Preparing All Students for Success in a Global Economy
Our economic growth as a nation depends on our
ability to generate new ideas and translate those ideas into concrete innovations. Read the entire AEP publication HERE.
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