National Overture of Education and the Arts in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus held its first Steering Committee meeting on December 2, 2004. In the weeks following this kick off activity, the community conducted awareness and leadership building sessions with its educational leaders and school building administrators.

In February of 2005, a leadership development session was held in Columbus and planning began for the creation of a professional development series for teachers in the Columbus Public Schools.

Roundtable Discussions

A Principals’ Discussion on The Value of Integrating the Arts (PDF)
This roundtable discussion, held February 26, 2005, between several Columbus, Ohio principals, shares administrators' support for arts-integrated education and identifies the need for other administrators to learn more about how the arts bolster student achievement. This publication provides a unique insight into administrator perceptions and is a valuable tool for arts advocates and curriculum leaders.

Publications

Integrating Literacy, Learning and Arts Education: Building on the African-American Experience (PDF)
This event, held October 21, 2005, was the first in a series of professional development workshops for teachers, Teaching Literacy Through the Arts, developed by the Institute for Education and the Arts and the Columbus Public Schools. This publication includes the perspectives of Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, and Ms. Tei Street, Director of Education for the City of Columbus, Ohio.