Arts+Advocacy

[|Keep Arts in Schools.org]- a wonderful arts education advocacy site with webinars and current articles supporting the arts in curriculum.

[|Sparking Creativity in Your Child]- a great, easy-to-read article by Thomas Armstrong. 5 things you can do as a teacher or parent to ignite creativity in children!

[|Arts Education Partnership]-

[|International Alliance for Learning -]

[|www.sirkenrobinson.com] - making a case for creativity

[|Eye Stories] - eye-stories: children’s art and words, an exhibition of artworks and verbal statements made by the children of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Early Childhood Education program, offers an opportunity to examine some of the issues and interrelationships between children’s artwork and the value of their spoken responses to their own creations. Click on the following link for a powerpoint of children's work http://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/eye_stories-children_s_art_and_words12928.pdf

[|Journal of Aesthetic Education]

[|Fostering Creativity]by MaryAnn Kohl - What is Creativity, Getting Started: Inviting Creativity, How Can Teachers Encourage Creativity, Easy Tips for Nurturing Creativity through Art, Making Creativity Part of Every Day
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