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ArtsGeorgia = Arts Advocacy | Are You Primary Ready?

Top 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014 by Randy Cohen There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me […]

March 30, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

A Context of Quality: What is Quality Arts Education? National Arts & Education Forum 2014 |Presented by Southeast Center for Education in the Arts and South Arts. May 14-16th, 2014 at the Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga The Forum convenes a national audience on the Univ. of Tenn at Chattanooga campus for the purpose of […]

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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

It’s the math teacher going to the art teacher saying what can we do together. Across the country, teachers and administrators are coming to a similar conclusion: art informs science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and vice versa. Consequently, they are pioneering new methods of teaching that combine disciplines which have been isolated from one […]

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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS!

Americans for the Arts, along with twelve other arts and educational advocacy organizations, has released “A Shared Endeavor: Arts Education for America’s Students.” This document articulates the purpose and value of arts education in the balanced curriculum of all students, asserting its place as a core academic subject area, and detailing how sequential arts learning […]

February 11, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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THE ARTS VOTER GUIDE – An ArtsGeorgia Advocacy Initiative

WHAT > Candidate Survey: ArtsGeorgia will survey Georgia candidates on issues related to the arts. The Survey will include: 1) their participation in the arts, 2) their policies on matters affecting the creative industries in Georgia, community arts agencies and nonprofit arts organizations, 3) their positions on state arts funding, & 4) their policies on […]

January 28, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia scores an F and low ranking on national survey of state policies on arts education. Complete survey results below.

Arts Education State Policy Database Maintained by the Arts Education Partnership, this searchable database contains information on state arts education policies, including curriculum standards, graduation requirements, assessment practices and certification requirements. http://ws4.bmfenterprises.com/aep-arts/research-policy/state-policy-database/2010-2011-report-card/

January 23, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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Georgia Students – smARTer with the ARTS

ArtsGeorgia announces that The Georgia Alliance for Arts Education, Inc. (GAAE) is our new affiliate organization for arts education and arts in education. Reactivating the GAAE as a vibrant new partner will allow us to focus and strengthen statewide support for arts education with GAAE as the lead organization in Georgia for arts education advocacy. […]

January 3, 2014 · admin · Comments Closed
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STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm

Georgia’s students smARTer than you think STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm How can youth media frame its work in the context of STEM or STEAM while staying true to core missions? Join NAMAC for an invigorating panel discussion on ways that youth media organizations can promote their role in STEM […]

November 22, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Georgia Students smARTer than you think!

Article is about using Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core. Arts Integration strategies have a variety of levels, and many can be implemented quite quickly in classrooms. The keys to using Arts Integration successfully are: •Collaboration between arts and classroom teachers to find naturally-aligned objectives •Using an arts area in which the classroom teacher is […]

November 20, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Breaking News: Arts & Arts Educ. in early childhood education.

The “Strong Start for America’s Children Act” has been introduced in the Senate. The early childhood education proposal is an initiative to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 5. http://www.help.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=0ce17426-7c95-4e92-b185-47d07b9f3021&groups=Chair The legislation specifically mentions arts and arts education, listing “approaches to learning, including creative arts expression;” as one of […]

November 15, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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