by admin | Mar 26, 2010 | Blog
Study after study have shown that where the arts are prevalent in a school’s curriculum—surprise!—test scores rise. In an article in Parenting magazine, Nancy Kalish discusses Why Art Makes Kids Smarter (November 2009). She notes several different sources and...
by admin | Jan 15, 2010 | Blog
For decades, artists, arts educators, and other arts supporters have found the right-brain/left-brain notion useful in drawing distinctions between the creative and not-so-creative among us. Now, I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert on the anatomy and...
by admin | Dec 18, 2009 | Blog
My last post talked briefly about the major findings of a new longitudinal study published in early October 2009 called Doing WELL and Doing GOOD by Doing ART, by UCLA researcher Dr. James Catterall. My first post noted the study’s findings in three areas: 1)...
by jmosier | Dec 4, 2009 | Blog
The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)[1] have six principles for guiding teachers and schools in providing sound research-based mathematics education. Those principles are: equity, curriculum,...
by rodaniel | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog
I recently had a conversation about formative assessment with two algebra II teachers. It was a great conversation about creating opportunities for students to make products to show what they know, how teachers can use these products to learn more about the thinking...
