| The Online Educator Network (OEN) is part of the Professional Development Program of the Music Center. OEN aims to use the Web to help educators bring the arts into the classroom. The goal of this pilot project is to help educators apply concepts and skills gained from Music Center programs to their classroom practice.
Art Education Research and Policy
Educators can use the latest arts education research, located below, to inform school officials, parents and district administrators about the benefits and models for developing comprehensive arts education programs.
Dana Foundation's Acts of Achievement: The Role of Performing Art Centers in Education
In October 2003, the Dana Foundation published a 168-page publication studying K-12 education programs offered by performing arts centers nationwide. It also showcases 74 of these institutions, large and small, partnering with their local schools. Viewers can download the full publication on the Dana Foundation web site. http://www.dana.org/books/press/achievement/
Dana Foundation: Arts-Centered School Handbook
Download this free handbook that includes 18 essays by artists and educators discussing curriculum development, funding, assessment, and community participation in arts-centered schools. Published by the Dana Foundation in August 2002, "Planning an Arts-Centered School: A Handbook" is also available online. http://www.dana.org/books/press/artshandbook
Report: Art, Artists and Teaching
June 2002: This report is the result of the "Art, Artists and Teaching" symposium, funded by the J. Paul Getty Trust and held at Bennington College. The report distills conversations by art education leaders to "explore new ways to infuse the creative impulses of the arts and artists info education in America, positing new models of teaching and learning." http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/ArtEd.pdf (PDF)
Creating Capacity: A Framework For Providing Professional Development Opportunities for Teaching Artists
Published in Fall 2001, this report summarizes findings from the
National Conversation on Artist Professional Development & Training
convened by the DC-based Kennedy Center. "Creating Capacity" provides
a framework for custom designing professional develoment programs
for artists working in an educational setting.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners/creating_capacity.html
Creativity, Culture, Education, and the Workforce
Published by the Washington DC-based Center for Arts and Culture, "Creativity, Culture, and Education in the Workforce" explores the relationships among education, creativity and the 21st century workforce.http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/education.pdf (PDF Download)
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