IEA Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Welcome to the Institute for Education and the Arts weekly newsletter for January 10, 2007. The newsletter is published to the IEA listserv each Wednesday morning and is archived here on the IEA blog.

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REPORT
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QUALITY COUNTS 2007
CONNECTING AMERICAN EDUCATION FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD
Education Week, 1/4/07
”A child born in Virginia is significantly more likely to experience success throughout life than the average child born in the United States, while a child born in New Mexico is likely to face an accumulating series of hurdles both educationally and economically, according to an analysis published by Education Week. The analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center is based on the "Chance-for-Success Index," which tracks state efforts to connect education from preschool through postsecondary education and provides a perspective on the importance of education throughout a person’s lifetime. The index is based on 13 indicators that highlight whether young children get off to a good start, succeed in elementary and secondary school, and hit key educational and income benchmarks as adults. Virginia, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire rank at the top of the index, while Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, and New Mexico lag significantly behind the national average in descending order.”
Learn more at http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/01/04/index.html .

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ARTS MANAGEMENT
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BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP IN ARTS AND CULTURE LEADERSHIP:
TAKING THE FIRST STEPS
Victoria J. Saunders, CultureWork, 12/06
”The second of two articles on the generational transitioning of leadership in the arts. The first article, Boomers, XY's and the Making of a Generational Shift in Arts Management, sets the stage by outlining the similarities and differences in style, education and perspective that define arts and culture leaders from the Baby Boom and Generations X and Y (XY's). It further explores how this generational overlap can affect the ways in which they work together in the field of arts management. The article's overlying premise is that through acknowledgement and acceptance of the generational diversity in our own ranks, both emerging and established leaders can work together to ensure a strong future for our nonprofit arts and cultural institutions. This second article focuses on some of the ways in which arts institutions, community arts groups, and the people who lead them may take the first steps to bridge the divide with mutually beneficial results.”
Read "Boomers, XY’s, and the Making of a Generational Shift" at http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/culturework35a.html
Read more of Bridging the Generation Gap at http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/culturework36.html .


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IMPACT OF THE ARTS
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NEW REPORT REVEALS ART AND HEALTH CASE STUDIES
Arts Hub Australia, 12/20/06
VicHealth’s “Promoting Mental Health through accessing the Arts details the outcomes of a number of sponsored arts programs that have been in place since 2001. The programs were established as part of VicHealth’s commitment to the promotion of mental health and well being … A key point of the report is that arts organisations can play a pivotal role in promoting an agenda based on corporate social responsibility. The publication also suggests that mental health promotion - with its emphasis on inclusion, diversity and access - is directly relevant to the arts sector. The report asserts that a health promoting arts organisation will develop a set of standards that govern all activities and instigate programs that promote access, social inclusion and mental health and wellbeing.”
Read more at http://www.artshub.com.au/ahau1/news/news.asp?Id=150313 .


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EDUCATIONAL POLICY
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’NO CHILD’ LAW ON TRACK, SPELLINGS SAYS
Amit R. Paley, Washington Post, 1/4/07
“U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said yesterday that she welcomed proposals to "perfect and tweak" the No Child Left Behind law as Congress prepares for what could become a divisive debate on renewal of the landmark education initiative. But in an interview five days before the act's fifth anniversary, Spellings said its implementation was on track. She rejected calls for a major rewrite of the law, including some proposals advanced yesterday by a coalition of about 100 groups with a stake in education.”
Read more at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010301617.html .



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ARTS-INTEGRATED TEACHING:
REFLECTING ON PAST WRITINGS
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THE WALDORF WAY
David Ruenzel, originally published in Teacher Magazine, 10/95.
”In American education, the notion of developing the "whole person" has been around forever. This is why our schools have long encouraged students to do everything from excel in math and play in the band to climb ropes and sing in musicals. At the Pine Hill Waldorf School in Wilton, N.H., however, the idea of educating the whole person hasn't led to an exhaustive string of extracurricular activities but is instead seamlessly integrated into every aspect of daily practice. Everyone at Pine Hill does most everything well--from playing the recorder to freehand drawing of geometric patterns--and all with a sort of contemplative reserve that seems, in its absence of competitive striving, almost un-American.”
Read more at http://www.jlc.net/~faiman/waldorf_way.html .


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TEACHING AND LEARNING:
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
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PODCASTING AT SCHOOL WIKI
Learn more about how educators are integrating podcasting technologies and lessons into their K-12 practice at the Podcasting at School wiki. The wiki includes information about how to podcast, what equipment is available, and links to student work. Visitors can add to the wiki’s collective knowledge anonymously by clicking the “Edit Page” button or credit their contributions by clicking the “Create a Free Account” button and then logging in.
Learn more at http://podcastingatschool.seedwiki.com .


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FUNDING, GRANTS, AND AWARDS
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS INNOVATIVE READING GRANT
”Established in 2006, the $2500 AASL Innovative Reading Grant supports the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative reading program for children which motivates and encourages reading, especially with struggling readers.” Deadline: February 1, 2007.
Learn more at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/innovativereadinggrant/aaslreading.htm .

BMI FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
“The purpose of the BMI Foundation's grants program is to support and promote the creation, performance and study of music. There is an emphasis on classical, jazz, and the musical theatre genres and on contemporary American music in general. Funding decisions for this program are made with the aid of the distinguished songwriters, composers and publishers who serve as the Foundation’s Advisory Panel. Only not-for-profit organizations may apply.” Grants generally range from $500 to $5000.
Learn more at http://www.bmifoundation.org/pages/GGrants.asp .

COMING UP TALLER AWARDS
Nominations are now available for the Coming Up Taller Awards, which supports creative after-school or out-of-school programs in the arts and humanities for underserved youth. Grants of $10,000 are available. The nomination deadline is January 31, 2007. The CUT Awards are sponsored by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Learn more at http://www.cominguptaller.org

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