Recommended reading from around the Web

Column

Arts Ed Resources All Over the Web

Arts Ed Resources All Over the Web
by Janet Eilber

Winter 2010

In her final column for Arts Education in the News, Janet Eilber points towards other arts education online resources.

Art Literally Can Move Mountains

by Suzanne Deal Booth

The Huffington Post | February 8, 2010

With an innovatve art fundraising campaign known as the Fundred Dollar Bill Project, artists and advocates aim to raise money to fight lead poisoning in New Orleans and beyond.

Obama's Budget Proposals for Arts Institutions Largely Hold Flat

by Liza Mundy

The Washington Post | February 2, 2010

In tough economic times, an optimistic view is that not losing funds is a good thing. That is the view some arts educators are taking in response to the administration's 2010-2011 budget proposal, which holds most arts funding flat.

Opinion

Playing to Learn

by Susan Engel

The New York Times | February 1, 2010

The educational system needs to be reconfigured, with more time spent on collaborative learning, creative play, and open discussions and less time spent on memorizing facts and trying to achieve specific goals, argues the director of the teaching program at Williams College.

Children Create the Playground of Their Dreams

by Suzie Boss

Edutopia

At one school, kids designed their own playground and they saw it built by a nonprofit group.

Art Education: for Everyone with Eyes

by Heather Morrow

SEE Magazine (Canada) | January 28, 2010

As the Art Gallery of Alberta reopens, Edmonton school districts are placing more of an emphasis on arts education.

Teachers Shake up Shakespeare with Digital Media

by Russell Scott Smith

Edutopia

Educators are learning that Shakespeare’s works might be best taught and understood through mediums like dance, video, and music. One student made a rap music video about “Hamlet.”

BrightLights Program Seeks to Incorporate Arts with Learning for Area Students

by Will Jones

Richmond Times-Dispatch | January 22, 2010

A school district in Richmond, Va., is using music, dance and theater to improve the student learning experience and make better use of a new, expensive performing-arts center.

How Art Affects the Brain

by Candance Jackson

The Wall Street Journal | January 22, 2010

An neuro-artistic exhibit at a Baltimore museum gives people the chance to see multiple versions of the same sculptures and rate which ones they like best.

New on Dana

Arts Ed on the Web

by Andrew Kahn

December 2009

Available online: our quarterly feature in which we highlight Web sites devoted to arts education.

Special Reports

Learning, Arts, and the Brain

Dana Consortium studies find strong links

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For the first time, coordinated, multi-university scientific research brings us closer to answering the question: Are smart people drawn to the arts or does arts training make people smarter?


Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain: Findings and Challenges for Educators and Researchers from the 2009 Johns Hopkins University Summit

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This free publication focuses on the convergence of neuroscientific research and teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the arts. It is the culmination of a summit sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Neuro-Education Initiative, and includes an executive summary, edited transcripts of panel presentations, and a synthesis of roundtable discussions.