| National Overture
in New Mexico
Feb. - April 2004
The
Institute for Education and the Arts was pleased to partner with
the New Mexico Public Education Department, along with government
officials, artists, arts organizations, and local school districts,
in the development of the National Overture of Education and
the Arts in New Mexico, which ocurred throughout New Mexico
between February and April 2004.
The
National Overture
in New Mexico
included performances, lectures, roundtable discussions, professional
development activities for educators, and other activities designed
to further the role of the arts in the core curriculum of schools.
Update - September 2005
After the conclusion of the National
Overture of Education and the Arts in New Mexico, IEA returned
to Washington, DC, to write the report on the year’s work
in New Mexico and to begin to develop more specific plans for follow
up activities.
IEA continues to meet with education, community, arts
and cultural organization representatives to identify needs and
opportunities for professional development and to identify and facilitate
the development of local partnerships between schools and organizations.
In addition, IEA is consulting with and facilitating
school-based seminars for principals, teachers and artists on furthering
the integration of the arts in schools. IEA has developed a statewide
New Mexico Advisory Committee.
The Institute has published the report on the Roundtable Discussion
held at NDI-NM as part of the National Overture, entitled A
Discussion of Best Practices in Arts Education: Perspectives on
Meaningful Arts-Integrated Education.
The full
report on the Overture, titled Arts and the Future of
Education, and the Executive
Summary of this report are also available online.
These reports are also available by
mail.
A short videotape on the Institute, including footage
from both of the National Overtures
conducted in Michigan and New Mexico, is also available.
Recent Activities
Click here
for a more detailed description of recent activities in New Mexico.
Learn More
The following links provide more information
about the National Overture in New Mexico:
Outcomes and Reports
Arts
and the Future of Education: Report and Next Steps from the National
Overture of Education and the Arts in New Mexico (PDF)
The Institute's full report on its 2004
National Overture in New Mexico.
Order this Report>>
Executive
Summary: Arts and the Future of Education (PDF)
A two-page summary of the report's key points.
A
Discussion of Best Practices in Arts Education: Perpsectives on
Meaningful Arts-Integrated Education - Roundtable Transcript (PDF)
Moderated by Kristin
Fontichiaro and featuring representatives from New Mexico schools,
the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the National Dance Institute, the
Lensic Theatre, and more
Order
this Transcript>>
Using
Sixteenth Century Choir Books to Jumpstart Classroom Investigation
(PDF)
This document, with historical perpsectives by Jon Newsom, Chief
of the Music Division at the Library of Congress, discusses how
the Library of Congress used historical artifacts to initiate
meaningful classroom discussion during the National Overture
in New Mexico. Included are links to the Library of
Congress's online collection and resources that can be used by
teacher to further explore how to integrate objects into classroom
learning.
Current
Activities in New Mexico (PDF)
Read about ongoing initiatives in New Mexico.
Presentations
Art
in Education 2004 (PDF)
Vera John-Steiner, Professor, University of New Mexico
Ensuring
a Place for the Arts in America's Schools: An Essential Goal and
Constant Challenge (PDF)
Doug Herbert, then-Director of Arts Education, National Endowment
for the Arts
Letters of Support
Bill
Richardson, Governor of New Mexico (PDF)
New
Mexico's U.S. Senators and Congressional Representatives (PDF)
Rio
Rancho Public Schools (PDF)
Santa Fe
Public Schools (PDF)
Schedules
April
2004 schedule of activities (PDF)
February
2004 schedule of activities (PDF)
Timeline
and goals of the National Overture in New Mexico (PDF)
Press and Media
Press
Release issued by the New Mexico Public Education Department (PDF)
IEA Video
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