Case-making and Systems Change in Arts & Cultural Education
I am excited to join with colleagues at Creative Generation to launch a new series on case-making and systems change in arts and cultural education.
Because Shift Happens: Setting New Goals
There comes a time for honest reflection in the life of every arts educator and arts education program.
Recruiting Students: Back to Basics
We have all spent more time in our kitchens in the past year, which can be a good thing or too much of a good thing. I’ve come to appreciate that satisfying meals can be made with a limited number of ingredients; no fancy equipment or mad chef-y skills required.
Why We Advocate: It’s Personal
We advocate every day to advance issues we care about. What makes it personal is that it builds on our own experiences, beliefs and biases.
Advocacy is defined as the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. Advocacy may be a big “A” or a small “a” effort.
Be It Resolved. Sustaining ArtsEd in 2021
Who’s ready for 2021? I’m so ready that I’m starting early on my New Year’s Resolutions. I resolve to stop doom-scrolling, be kind, turn outrage into action, laugh more, and go easy on the _______. (Fill in the blank.)
A Little Help From My Friends: Focused Arts Ed Advocacy
There’s nothing like a crisis to focus the mind.
It becomes clear (as much as anything is clear these days) that focused arts ed advocacy is an important tool to add to the growing list of supports for educators and schools.
Come About! Arts Ed Advocacy in Urgent Times
Is urgent advocacy action needed for arts education at the local level?
Come about! is a command used in sailing when you want to tack (change direction) when the wind is in front of you.
Forest And The Trees: Perspectives in Arts Ed Advocacy
What is your point of view in arts education advocacy?
Are you the arts educator, working everyday to advance students’ knowledge and experience in the arts? Or the advocate working on policy levers that will improve quality, equity and access for all students? Can you see the forest for the trees?
Take the Stairs: Fostering A Habit of Creativity
We usher in a new decade with best of/worst of stories, predictive trends, and endless advice on how to make and live up to our New Year’s resolutions. What’s on your list of habits to either embrace or discard? Will you take the stairs?
Sustainability in Arts Ed Part 2: The Keystone
In an earlier post, I describe sustainability in arts education as the result of interactions among like-minded stakeholders within a complex landscape. This post investigates the keystone of sustainability in arts education.