yeacollective

#artsed-pedia. Help us build the language of #arted.

yeacollective — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:37:29 +0000

Recently, I went to an event that unveiled a glossary of #artsed terms. When asked if folks could contribute to the definitions, the coordinator said that the definitions were set. I don’t believe in that, set terms. Language is extremely fluid – that is why Wikipedia is so awesome, it allows us to adjust definitions [...]

What do you think about #ArtsEd?

yeacollective — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:22:24 +0000

I went to talk talk a while back with David Dower (Arena Stage) and Polly Carl (American Voices New Play Institute @ Arena Stage). One of the themes that resonated with me was – ME to WE. Polly talked at length how as a field (they were talking theatre but I think it also applies [...]

Conferences. Conferences. Conferences. What if… and conferences.

yeacollective — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:37:09 +0000

A good friend and colleague of mine, Sarah Aziz, recently attend the Arts in Special Education Consortium‘s conference. I went two years ago and thought it was the best conference I had been to in years. Panels that include every constituent involved, workshops that modeled good teaching and were fun AND gave you a ready [...]

Invigoration through Innovation: TIOS Connects Communities and Engages Minds – By Lauren Jacobs

yeacollective — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:48 +0000

I can tell you this: Since participating in the American Alliance for Theatre & Education’s New York Theatre in Our Schools (TIOS) Mini-Conference hosted by the Roundabout Theatre over a year ago, I have felt more engaged in the work and more connected to the #artsed community than I had in a long time previous. [...]

AEP’s National Forum: Spring 2012. Ginger Meagher experiences the be[a]st.

yeacollective — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:52:29 +0000

What I learned, things I observed – in tweet form: In D.C., no one really understands how roundabouts work, including pedestrians and drivers. Observation: 4 people here are under the age of 30, 12 between 30-35, and 300 over 50. This is not a judgment, just an observation. Guess what? Apparently, you need evidence to [...]

Turnaround Arts Initiative.

yeacollective — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:46:00 +0000

http://vimeo.com/40864532

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities' new arts education initiative seeks to use the arts (and some famous names) to help turn around low-performing schools.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it: Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 99-00, 09-10

yeacollective — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:39:10 +0000

Arne Duncan (US Sec. of Ed) released the National Center for Education Statistics report Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 99-00, 09-10. It is pretty exciting… for one of those dry, statistic-based, report-style pieces of information. Interested in Duncan’s remarks? Despite the brutal budget climate in the states and in Washington, arts education must [...]

Enjoyment. A recipe to success?

yeacollective — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:38 +0000

I feel like I spend so much of my life talking about education (specifically #artsed). About six months ago it was become tedious. It was/is ridiculous. I was becoming one of those broken record tedious individuals in #artsed that I never wanted to become. Which = constantly frustrated. So I decided to change things [...]

From the examiner.com: David Reber’s “In what other profession…”

yeacollective — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:40 +0000

Food for thought. Nothing more, nothing less. From http://www.examiner.com/k-12-in-topeka/in-what-other-profession (written by David Reber): I’m going to step out of my usual third-person writing voice for a moment. As a parent I received a letter last week from the Kansas State Board of Education, informing me that my children’s school district had been placed on “improvement” status for failing [...]

Berkeley Rep’s teens start a new arts advocacy initiative: #claimyourarts

yeacollective — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:53:31 +0000

I love smart arts folks giving teens a space to do things. Berkeley Rep and their teens council are on a roll (We think they are very cool). Check out their new initiative: CLAIM: Your Education. Your Voice. Your Arts. (For more info: www.berkeleyrep.org/claimyourarts or www.facebook.com/claimyourarts ). It’s a kick-off to a larger teen arts [...]