IEA Newsletter for Wed., Feb. 7, 2007

Welcome to the Institute for Education and the Arts weekly newsletter for February 7, 2007. The newsletter is published each Wednesday morning to the IEA listserv and is archived here.

and is archived on the IEA blog at http://edartsinstitute.blogspot.com .


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REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
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THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO ARTS EDUCATION PLANNING

California Alliance for Arts Education

The guide provides “a hands-on, how-to planning process for schools, districts and counties. Field tested by experienced Arts Education Planning Coaches and Community Arts Teams, best practices, innovative ideas, templates and strategies are offered here as a guide to navigate the sometimes challenging terrain of arts education planning … The purpose of system-wide planning in arts education is to: improve access to arts education for all California students through engaging in a planning process that incorporates “buy-in” from district leadership, school board leadership, PTA leadership and community arts leadership; assist parents in becoming advocates in their children’s schools for stronger arts education programs; and build partnerships and collaborations with community resources.”
Learn more: http://www.artsed411.org/insiders-guide/intro.stm

WHY WE STILL NEED PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Center on Educational Policy, January, 2007
“Public education plays a vital role in America’s democratic society, and the public spirited missions of public schools remain essential today … The report … highlights the history and importance of public education in the United States, dating back to its establishment as a necessary institution for the young republic and Horace Mann’s efforts to promote a common school for all. The report focuses on how and why the U.S. system of public education came into being, the six core public missions that public schools have been expected to fulfill, … [and] why these missions are relevant today and why the nation must maintain them while pursuing reforms to help all schools live up to these core ideals.”

Learn more: http://www.cep-dc.org/PublicSchoolFacts/why/


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MUSIC AS A TEACHING TOOL
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VIRTUAL MUSIC PRODUCTION IS A REALITY

Leslie Crawford, Edutopia, 1/30/07

”Jonathan Kalafer has a secret -- one he's more than eager to divulge to any educator who will listen. This energetic and enthusiastic high school teacher in Jersey City, New Jersey, has discovered a way to make music education available to every high school student in America. His method is easy and inexpensive, and students are crazy about it. The catch? There isn't any, insists Kalafer, who has fallen in love with virtual studio software -- FL Studio, in particular -- that enables students to create their own professional-sounding digital recordings. As a challenge to the paucity of arts funding in schools, Kalafer has created around this high-tech, low-cost tool a music program dubbed the Harmonic Frequency Institute, which he says can be easily launched at other schools. The software gets students so excited, Kalafer claims, that, in addition to music and technology, they learn about everything from history to vocabulary to physics.”
Read more: http://www.edutopia.org/1777




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USING RESOURCES IN TEACHING
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MAJOR SURVEY FINDS ‘NEED TO RETHINK” NIE PROGRAMS

Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, 1/28/07

"Teachers are using more online sources to discuss news-related issues in the classroom, with less use of newspapers -- particularly local daily publications -- according to a new survey from the Carnegie Knight Task Force at Harvard University. The findings, which are drawn from surveys of both newspaper executives and classroom teachers, could have sharp implications for the many Newspapers In Education (NIE) programs sponsored by newspapers nationwide, which many of the dailies use to help boost circulation.”

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ep/20070129/en_bpiep/majorsurveyfindsneedtorethinknieprograms


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VISUAL ARTS IN MEETINGS
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SEEING THE BIG IDEAS
Andrew Taylor, The Artful Manager Blog, 2/5/07
Taylor introduces the concept of using an artist to graphically capture notes and ideas during a meeting or conference. These “visual practitioners” can capture not only the content of a meeting but intangible qualities such as enthusiasm and excitement.
Read more: http://www.artsjournal.com/artfulmanager/main/063651.php


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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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PREPARING FOR NEW LITERACIES:
EMPOWERING EDUCATORS WITH NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Julie Coiro, University of Connecticut
Based on a presentation made at the Technology, Reading and Learning Diversity (TRLD) conference
San Francisco, 2/07
From the abstract: “Rapid changes in literacy as influenced by advances in technology demand new ways of thinking about the nature of classroom instruction and professional development. This session summarizes the research on effective models of professional development for technology integration, highlights critical characteristics of innovative teachers, and explores a model of professional development being used in Connecticut to empower educators, facilitate change, and provide ongoing systematic support. Participants will walk away with guidelines for school leadership training, whole faculty study groups, and links to customized online resources that support the development of new literacies in language arts and content area curriculum.”
Read more: http://www.lite.iwarp.com/CoiroIRAPD2006.html




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GRANTS, FUNDING, AND AWARDS
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LIBRARY GRANTS BLOG
Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar
A compilation of potential sources for grant finding for various kinds of libraries.
Learn more: http://librarygrants.blogspot.com/

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