Jeanne Butler

Arts & Education at the 2008 GIA Conference in Atlanta

December 15, 2009 by Steve

Index of Arts & Education Events at the 2008 GIA Conference:
Sink or Swim: Professional Development in the Arts: Lifeboat for Educators?
Sink or Swim: Expanded Learning Time: A Way to Keep Balance
Sink or Swim: Integrating the Arts: A Bridge Across Subject Areas
Roundtable: What Do We Mean When We Say… Creating a Glossary of Arts Education Terms

Arts Education

April 30, 2009 by giarts-ts-admin

I have always revered the work of David McCullough and recently I read remarks he made last spring that focused his audience on arts education:

One of our greatest blessings, the greatest among all that we have inherited, is the English language and its power to express things. Keep in mind, too, please, that information, as much as we love to brag about it, isn't learning. If information were learning, you could become educated by memorizing the world almanac. If you memorized the world almanac, you wouldn't be educated, you'd be weird.

Toward a 21st Century Public Education

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

Following a successful 2007 program in Santa Fe, members of GIA and Grantmakers for Education (GFE) came together in May 2008 for an Arts and Education Forum in the Boston area. Collectively, over fifty of our members took part in a program that included discussions with government and school leaders, researchers, and inventors. The program examined how one region has tackled the challenge of arts integration and looked at ways that arts and technology could be powerful partners in learning. The following three essays were prepared by participants.

June 30, 2006 by giarts-ts-admin

For those of us who are passionate about the arts, it has been disheartening to see so many schools cut back on arts education. I am happy to report on a new initiative by the American Architectural Foundation that hopes to boost interest in teaching kids about architecture and design.