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EdWeb: A professional online community for educators. Education. Student Digital Portfolios: Rethinking Assessment with Google and iPads - Google Slides. Maker Education. Home | ohiohistory.org. The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com. Educators. Fostering Creative Career Exploration - Creative Careers. Careers Thanks to the new age of technology that we live in, working in the cultural and creative sector has never been so rewarding. Achieving any level of professional success requires creativity to some degree: the creativity to figure out new ways to do our jobs well, or the creativity to produce new ideas that advance our organizations. It’s ironic then that arts education—our primary means of fostering present and future generations of creative, innovative thinkers—has been cut from so many school curricula, and that careers in the arts aren’t encouraged with the same rigor as other professions.

Chasing fulfillment I was fortunate. My mother, wanting me to follow my heart, never dissuaded me from pursuing the arts. She knew how much joy I got from playing the piano. What she didn’t know at the time was that by encouraging my passion, she was also helping to create a ripple effect of benefits integral to our everyday lives. The benefits of creativity. ArtsEdSearch Home.

Arts Skills Map resources. Suggested Action Steps and Resources In July 2010, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills unveiled the 21st Century Skills Map for the Arts, which demonstrates how the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration and creativity and innovation) can be fused within arts curriculum. The map provides educator-created examples of how art subjects (dance, music, theatre, and visual and media arts) can be fused with skills to create engaging learning experiences that promote 21st century knowledge and skill acquisition. In addition to aligning teaching and learning to the demands of today’s world, the map cites specific student outcomes and provides project examples for grades four, eight and 12.

The following material is designed to support the use of the map and is customized with suggested “action steps” for state policymakers, K-12 practitioners and arts advocates. Suggested Action Steps State Policymakers K-12 Practitioners Arts Advocates Resources. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. The Common Core Conversation - Common Core Conversation. US Regional Arts Organizations. AEP-ARTS. ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network.

Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network (KCAAEN) is a coalition of statewide not-for-profit Alliances for Arts Education working in partnership with the Kennedy Center to support policies, practices, and partnerships that ensure the arts are an essential part of American K-12 education. The mission of the KCAAEN is to advance learning in and through the arts for all students. To meet the following program objectives, members of the KCAAEN in partnership with the Kennedy Center will: Build Collaborations: Develop and support innovative collaborations among schools, community partners, and cultural institutions that sustain arts education. Position the Arts: Speak out on behalf of arts education to citizens, policy makers, state agencies, and others about the value and benefits of arts education.

Americans for the Arts. VSA Ohio | www.vsao.org.