Arts Integration

Music Therapy in Early Childhood Classrooms

Ronna Kaplan, M.A. | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Special Education, Music Therapy, Arts Integration, Early Childhood, Ideia, Music Therapy Children, American Music Therapy, Music Therapy Kids, Education News
Ronna Kaplan, M.A.

Music can stimulate a variety of the senses and involve the child at many levels.

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The Global Search for Education: More on Arts

C. M. Rubin | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Educare, Jean Hendrickson, A+ Schools Network, C. M. Rubin, Arne Duncan, Creative Minds, Sir Ken Robinson, The Global Search for Education, Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools, Arts Education, The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Keenan Institute for the Arts, Arts Integration, Education Reform, OK a+ Schools, Education News
C. M. Rubin

What do we mean when we say that beyond skills and knowledge, an arts education better prepares students for the 21st century?

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School Days and the Arts: a Perfect Match

Nick Rabkin | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: School Reform, Longer School Day, Ingenuity Inc., Arts Integration, Learning, Teaching Artist, Arts Education, Chicago News
Nick Rabkin

Whether the school day is extended or not, the arts should be part of every day for Chicago students and schools should be filled with the visual arts, music, theater, and dance.

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Don't Fire the Teachers

John M. Eger | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Creativity, Teachers, Education Reform, Job Creation, Arts Integration, Arts Education, Education News
John M. Eger

We accomplish nothing by pointing the finger at the teachers. Sure it is a human tendency to look for a scapegoat and fire somebody. But what about retraining? Isn't this a viable alternative?

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Arts For All

John M. Eger | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Art, Arts Integration, Curriculum, Education Reform, Los Angeles, Impact News
John M. Eger

"Arts for All" is the way the world ought to work, which is probably why Los Angeles picked that name when they started this award winning national program almost 10 years ago.

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The Changing Role of Museums as Vital Partners in Education

John M. Eger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Innovation, Education Reform, Arts Integration, Arts Education, Museums, Education News
John M. Eger

Now the museums -- finally -- are stepping up to the plate in education. Some have been doing so for years.

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Arts Integration in Canada: America's Wake Up Call

John M. Eger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Arts Infusion, Art, Education Reform, Arts Integration, Arts Education, Education News
John M. Eger

Without arts integration, America, like most developed nations, will not succeed nor survive in the new global Innovative Economy, an economy that demands creativity and innovation in the workplace.

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Art Integration and the Demand for Innovation

John M. Eger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12 Education, Creativity, Innovation, Art, Education Reform, Workplace, Arts Integration, Arts News
John M. Eger

The term art integration, often referred to as art infusion, is not well known or accepted. According to the Arts Education Partnership in Washingt...

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The Lost Paragraphs of Arne Duncan

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycdoe, Common Core, Arne Duncan, Nclb, Music, Arts, Esea, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Usdoe, Arts Integration, Arts Education, Education News
Richard Kessler

Arne Duncan gave a speech in Wasghinton D.C. about the value of arts education. It was a very good speech, but when you look at all the recent K-12 initiatives of the Obama administration, arts education is all but missing.

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You Don't Have to Deny the Arts To Succeed: MS223 in The South Bronx, a 2010 Intel School of Distinction

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Certified Arts Teacher, Nea, Nga, Arts Specialist, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Special Ed, Testing, Arts Education, Teachers, Arts Ed, Advocacy, Curriculum, Aft, Dance, Grantmakers in the Arts, Parent Engagement, K-12, Nycdoe, Principals, Randi Weingarten, Teaching Artist, Education, Art, Arts Education Policy, Joel Klein, Artsjournal.com, Usdoe, National Endowment for the Arts, Arne Duncan, Ell, Music, Race to the Top, Michael Mulgrew, School Reform, Kill and Drill, Elliott Eisner, Annenberg Foundation, Narrowing of the Curriculum, Diane Ravitch, Bill Gates, Visual Art, Stem, Common Core, Rocco Landesman, Drama, Arts, Creative Sector, Arts Integration, Pta, Esea, Common Core Standards, Arts News
Richard Kessler

Ramon Gonzalez and his faculty at MS223 have managed to take time from test prep for reading and math to build in exchange for a quality arts program,...

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Waiting for all the Superheroes

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media and Film, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Arts Education, Teachers, Advocacy, Curriculum, Dance, Grantmakers in the Arts, Parent Engagement, K-12, Teaching Artist, Michael Bloomberg, Education, Art, Arts Education Policy, ESEA. Common Core Standards, National Endowment for the Arts, Race to the Top, School Reform, Narrowing of the Curriculum, Office of Arts and Special Projects, Art Integration, Visual Art, Stem, Common Core, Drama, Creative Sector, Arts Integration, Education News
Richard Kessler

The simplicity underscoring much of the present debate belies just how complicated schools can be. The fact of the matter is that educating children is hard, complex, and long-term.

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