Posted Tuesday February 09 2016 at 3:42 pm
On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 3pm, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services invite you to watch a Google Hangout for a discussion about inclusion in early childhood programs and why it matters to states, early childhood programs, families, and young children with and without disabilities.
Click here to view the live event.
If you have questions for the speakers prior to the event you can post them on Twitter at: #inclusiongov, or email: ECinclusion@ed.gov.
Posted Sunday January 31 2016 at 3:09 pm
The National Endowment for the Arts recently released a report entitled The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation.
The report is a literature review and gap-analysis of recent research about the arts' relationship to social-emotional benefits in early childhood. Music-based activities, drama/theater, and visual arts and crafts were among the types of arts participation studied. The review covers the period of 2000 to 2015.
Read the report here.
Posted Wednesday January 20 2016 at 06:17 am
Lots of free webinars have been scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. All are welcome.
Dance Across Cultural Paradigms with Bhangra—a Folk Dance from India
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Presenter: Mala Desai
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Creative Control: Arts, Self-Determination, and Student-led IEPs
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Presenters: Susan Oetgen, Naté Dearden, Mo Thomas, Eliza Derick
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Poetry in Motion: A Poetry Dance Play for the Middle School Special Education Classroom
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Presenters: Jenny Seham, PhD, Nawal Muradwij
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