Forum: Education is the Future of Classical Music
Seattle Times, 3/16/2008
At a national classical-music summit held last month at Seattle University, attendees from coast to coast, including Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony, agreed that the future of classical music lies in education. Read the article here.
The Arts at K-12’s Center Stage
The School Administrator, March 2008
Published by the American Association of School Administrators, this issue focuses on the importance of arts in K-12 education. Articles include "Why the Arts Deserve Center Stage" by Richard J. Deasy; "Bucking Trends: Expanding the Arts" by Kathi R. Levin; "Creating a Brighter Workforce With the Arts" by Robert L. Lynch; "The Arts in Contemporary Education" by John M. Eger; "Creating a Whole New World" by Paul D. Houston; and more. Check out the table of contents here.
Washington House Passes Resolution in Support of Arts Education
Just before adjourning this year's legislative session, members of the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Resolution 4704 on March 8 in support of arts education. The resolution "reaffirms the importance of the arts as an essential part of...education" and commits the House to "to ensure equal opportunity and access to the study of the arts as part of the core curriculum within the school day for all Washington students." Read the entire Resolution here.
Tom Friedman on Education in the ‘Flat World’
School Administrator, February 2008
Popular authors Tom Friedman (The World is Flat) and Daniel Pink (A Whole New Mind) engage in "a wide-ranging conversation about schools, parents, mash-ups, horizontal thinking and the value of 'yes, but' teaching." Read the article here.
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Two Weeks in Bali, Indonesia, for K-12 Teachers & Teaching Artists
July 22 – August 5, 2008 / Registration Due March 31
The Center for World Music, San Diego, offers a new integrated arts and culture program designed as an immersion in Indonesian arts, music, and culture for K-12 teachers and teaching artists. Receive daily hands-on individualized experience from native Indonesian artists/teachers in the visual and performing arts of Bali, Sunda, and Java, including mask theater, shadow puppetry, Balinese painting, instrumental gamelan ensemble music, and dance. This unique experience includes excursions to performances, temple ceremonies, ikat weaving, and gamelan factories, all places of historical and cultural interest. Lodging is provided at the beautiful retreat center at Flower Mountain, Payangan, Bali.
No prior experience required. All instruction provided in English. Depart from/return to Seattle. Scholarships and university credit are available. Cost is $2,795 (includes flight, lodging, meals, and 8 hours of daily instruction). Registration materials due by March 31. For further information and application materials, please contact Program Director, Bonnie Showers, at BonnieShowers@msn.com or (206) 855-7816. Learn more about the Center for World Music at http://www.centerforworldmusic.org.
Seattle City Light Seeks Consultant(s) to Develop School-Based Climate Change Program
Proposal Deadline: Thursday, April 3
The Seattle City Light Department is the ninth largest publicly owned utility in the United States in terms of customers served. City Light is seeking proposals from a qualified consultant or consultant team to develop a school-based, live-theatre program based on issues of climate change. The three-pronged training program would raise awareness among 3rd- through 6th-grade students about an individual’s carbon footprint and what students can do at home and at school to “shrink” their footprint. City Light has budget authority for a one-year contract and is seeking budget authority for two additional years. For more information or to request the RFP, please contact Kathy Hsieh at (206) 733-9926 or Kathy.Hsieh@Seattle.Gov.
"Teaching Artists as Advocates" Arts Learning Webinar
Thursday, April 10 / Noon PST
Keep Arts in Schools, an online community that offers a wealth of arts advocacy resources, is hosting their first arts learning webinar, "Teaching Artists as Advocates," on Thursday, April 10, at noon (PST). Field experts Sabrina Klein (Arts Education Consultant in Alameda County, CA) and Steve Busa (Teaching Artist, Arts for Academic Achievement in Minneapolis, MN) will provide real-time examples and talk about how arts learning in public schools has affected students, teachers, parents, and themselves. Presenters will also be available to answer your questions live! To RSVP, please email dnachbar@douglasgould.com and write "register" in the subject line. The webinar is free and open to all who are interested. Click here to download a printable flyer.
WSAC Roster of Teaching Artists Now Accepting Applications
Application Deadline: Monday, June 2
Washington State Arts Commission seeks teaching artists who have strong skills and experience as individual artists, as well as strong skills and experience working with students in K-12 public schools, to apply for their Roster of Teaching Artists. Teaching artists accepted to this roster will be articulate about how they impact and assess student learning in the arts, and will be able to demonstrate how they align their lessons with the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) in the arts. The roster is open to teaching artists working in any artistic discipline; applicants must be Washington State residents, or residents of Oregon or Idaho who live within 60 miles of a Washington State public school. Applications are due by Monday, June 2. Click here to look at application guidelines and materials.
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