Can Barbie save Classical Music?
With a wardrobe for any occasion, it’s easy to picture Barbie as a fashion icon for the public school set. But American conductor and music producer Arnie Roth also wants Continue Reading →
Month: November 2010
tech tools for teachers
Thanks to Dan Roberts for putting together this great list of tools for classroom teaching. It seems we may still be in the infant stage of exploring how the net Continue Reading →
Tuba Christmas in Vancouver
Saturday December 18th 11am – 1pmVancouver Christmas Market (Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza) ATTENTION ALL TUBA AND EUPHONIUM PLAYERS: You are invited to participate in one of the many TUBACHRISTMAS concerts/events Continue Reading →
Changing Education Paradigms
Another fascinating short from Sir Ken Robinson. This short video explores the epidemic of ADHD, how it may be caused the use of irrelevant outdated educational models, how standardization and Continue Reading →
Spending on the arts in Canada – musical instrument purchases down 16%
Looking at this report from Hill Research over my morning coffee, I am struck by a couple of items that kind of leap off the page at me that seem Continue Reading →
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — On the eve of a pivotal academic year in Vishal Singh’s life, he faces a stark choice on his bedroom desk: book or computer? By all Continue Reading →
British Columbians spend nearly $4 billion on cultural goods and services, over 4 times higher than government spending on culture in the province
Consumer Spending on Culture in Canada, the Provinces and 12 Metropolitan Areas in 2008, the 32nd report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research, shows Continue Reading →
Consumer spending on culture: 3 times larger than government spending on culture
Consumer Spending on Culture in Canada, the Provinces and 12 Metropolitan Areas in 2008,the 32nd report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research, shows that Continue Reading →
Changing face of education: Clickers in the Classroom
The way we conduct the processes of classroom education is changing. Technology is finding its way into classrooms in new and more interactive ways. Here is another example: from the Continue Reading →
Do Podcasts Help Students Learn?
Before George Washington University renewed its iTunes U contract, the administration wanted to know how the podcasts impacted student learning and engagement. In fall 2009, the university’s Center for Innovative Continue Reading →