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Tolerating the Uneasiness of Not Knowing the Outcome
Anthony Brandt The composer Morton Feldman wrote in his essay The Anxiety of Art that being creative means living with uncertainty and tolerating the uneasiness of not knowing the outcome. In Feldman’s...
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How Does One Engage a Class of Seventh Grade Students in a Civics Discussion?
Alyx Kellington Okay class, please open your civics book to learn about the United States and its government. Now turn the page and we’ll learn about state and local government. And turn the page to...
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“Talking About Quality Arts Education is _____.”
Talia Gibas Depending on where you sit, a host of different words may have popped into your head to fill the blank in the title of this post—ranging from “exciting” to “difficult” to plain “weird.”...
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Quality Education Must Include the Arts…and Partnerships
Joyce Bonomini Arts education is my passion and I believe a solution to most problems in the world. I could stop there, but I won’t. I am fortunate to lead a team of arts educators and administrators...
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Investing in Successful Partnerships
Students take part in Mesa Arts Center's Culture Connect program. I spent the past 10 years touring the state of Arizona working for the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Along the way, I saw quality...
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Building Commonly Valued Outcomes & Committing to the Journey
Jennifer Bransom Confession time, I’m writing this second blog in advance of the first blog being published (this is how publication works). So, I am hoping we’ve had a widely successful conversation...
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Collective Impact is Possible with Show of Support, Not Defensiveness
Talia Gibas Victoria’s post asks what it would mean for arts educators to “share an agenda.” As she points out, arts education is typically not “at the table” for broader discussions of education...
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Where We Are & Where We Ought to be Going
Jane Remer In my first post, I suggested we needed definitions of quality, engagement, and partnership. I offered my thoughts on these three issues and left a “tentative conclusion” saying we probably...
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DREAM & TELL!: Arts Integration Models at Work (Part One)
Merryl Goldberg In considering quality, engagement, and partnerships, I’m really thrilled to be writing about DREAM and TELL! Developing Reading Education through Arts Methods (DREAM) is a four-year...
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Observing Where We Are, How We Got Here, & What is Next
Jennifer Bransom Bringing people together to partner on a hot-button issue such as quality is tricky. And that, my friends, is an understatement, wouldn’t you agree? When navigating these waters it’s...
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The Creative Process Ensures Quality Instruction
Joyce Bonomini As a practitioner, I have often taken quality, engagement and partnership for granted: they are a given. How could you live without any of them? In fact, none of these factors exist...
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Quality, Engagement, & Partnerships: Strategically Compromising on Perfection...
Jessica Wilt In part one of our two-part post, Alex Sarian and I asked an important question: In trying to keep up with for-profit ‘heavy-hitters’ that arguably boast of greater resources than the...
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So…What’s Your Equation for Quality?
Kristen Engebretsen I hope that everyone has enjoyed reading the various thoughts and stories from leaders across the country during our bi-annual Blog Salon (come back in September for our second...
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The Subversive Tack: Arts + Education
Tara Aesquivel The realm of combining arts and education is vast. I do not intend to address this vast landscape in a modest 600 words. However, I will highlight two of my favorite approaches to arts +...
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Robust Arts and Education Collaborations in Utah Point to a Bright Future
Dr. Joelle Lien Like in many other states, arts and education leaders in Utah are concerned that children in elementary schools are not receiving high-quality, regular instruction in the arts. As a...
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