Posted on October 28, 2009 by Linda Miles
Are you curious about how LCI’s practice is related to the ideas of Maxine Greene, John Dewey, Elliot Eisner, and others? Check out the 22 articles that make up the Professional Development Articles Collection of LCI’s Electronic Library.
The PDA Collection is a collection of articles that are key to the Institute’s philosophy. They are available [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by Linda Miles
This is just a little bit outside of the purview of this resources-focused blog, but long-time Lincoln Center Institute visual arts teaching artist Barbara Ellmann made magic in the classroom once again in a recent instructional unit. In partnership with teachers at LCI Partnership School PS 96 in the Bronx, students have been exploring the [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2009 by Linda Miles
The online resource Designing the Arts Learning Community: a Handbook for K-12 Professional Development Planners by Dawn M. Ellis combines a handbook of information and tools with a searchable database of 50 model programs from across the U.S. It is a carefully designed, thoroughly researched, and amazingly comprehensive reference resource for anyone who plans professional [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by Linda Miles
Each year the winners of the Youth Media Awards are announced at the mid-winter meeting of the American Library Association. There are some enticing kids’ books among the award winners and honorees announced yesterday. Here are a few that I am keen to read myself:
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Posted on January 16, 2009 by Linda Miles
The Prado Museum and Google Earth have collaborated on a project that offers high-resolution images of masterworks in the collection! Check it out:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/13/spain-art
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