National YoungArts Foundation Offers Free PURSUING YOUR PASSION Study Guide, Teachers Trainings
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2012 As the latest initiative of National YoungArts Foundation's (YoungArts) ongoing work to help increase arts education and awareness, YoungArts has begun distributing copies of Pursuing Your Passion: Lessons from YoungArts MasterClass, a study guide booklet and 2-DVD set, free of charge to middle and ...
NBC LEARN to Bring Learning Resources to Missouri Schools
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2012 NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, announced today a partnership with Missouri-based, k12itc, that will make its digital learning resources available to K-12 schools across Missouri....
Business for the Arts of Broward Announces Title Sponsor for 2013 Broward County Arts Teacher of the Year
by Kelsey Denette - April 19, 2013 Broward Cultural Division and Business for the Arts of Broward announce Florida Power & Light Company as this year's title sponsor for the 2013 Broward County Arts Teachers of the Year Event. Business for the Arts of Broward board members Alan Levy, CEO Great American Farms and Juliet Murphy Roulhac...
AMERICAN TEACHER, PIANOMANIA and SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Receive 2/14 DVD Release
by Kelsey Denette - January 23, 2012 As the debate over America's public schools rages on, the one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers. Yet while research has shown that teachers are the most important in-school factor in a child's success, America's educators are so underpaid that almost two-thirds must work a seco...
American Museum of Natural History and Coursera Team to Offer New Online Classes for K-12 Teacher Development
by Kelsey Denette - May 01, 2013 The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is partnering with Coursera, a leading Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider, to offer Earth, physical, and life science courses for K-12 teachers worldwide. The partnership, initiated in conjunction with several other education institutions across ...
Disney’s THE LION KING in LV Welcomes Walter V. Long Elementary
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 07, 2011 Disney's THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino welcomed energetic students and teachers from Walter V. Long Elementary to its matinee performance yesterday....
South Bend Civic Theatre Announces Summer Camps
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2011 South Bend Civic Theatre announces 'I-WANNA-B-AN-ACTOR,' summer camp classes for 2011. Beginning June 13th, week-long half-day summer camps will be offered giving kids from kindergarten through high school fun, exciting, and immersive experiences in a wide range of theatre....
LA Phil's TAKE A STAND Symposium Runs 1/30-2/1
by Kelsey Denette - January 23, 2012 The inaugural TAKE A STAND Symposium takes place in Los Angeles, January 30 - February 1, 2012, during the LA Phil's Mahler Project. The symposium will focus on driving forward the collective thinking of the El Sistema movement. Through inspiring speakers, interactive workshops, and global networkin...
3rd Annual 'Freddy G Broadway Experience' Welcomes 8 Arts Educators, 7/12-15
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2012 Eight exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 3rd Annual FREDDIE G BROADWAY EXPERIENCE July 12th - 15th. Again this year, the event has been underwritten by Myrna and Freddie ("G") Gershon, Chairman and CEO of...
Teachers Receive Comp Tickets to Preview of EVELYN IN PURGATORY, 7/5
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2012 Teachers with an i.d. will be offered complimentary tickets to the July 5th preview performance of EVELYN IN PURGATORY, a World Premiere production of Topher Payne's prize-winning drama about public school teachers. Essential Theatre Festival, 887 W. Marietta St., Atlanta, GA 30318...
RSC Education Workshops & Performances Set For Park Avenue Armory
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2011 Eight hundred young people aged between 8 and 14 from underserved communities from New York will get the opportunity to experience Shakespeare by attending the Royal Shakespeare Company's Young People's Shakespeare productions of Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors at Park Avenue Armory. ...
New Memoir by Dr. Pelham Mead is Released
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2013 Think of drugs, political turmoil, and liberal morals and you've got the sixties. Add tumultuous school cliques and early sexuality, and you've got teachers and administrators facing a unique challenge....
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Receives Folger Shakespeare Library’s Shakespeare Steward Award
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2012 Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today that the prestigious Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, home to the world's largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials, will present CST's Education Department with the Shakespeare Steward Award. Inaugurated in 2007, the Folger...
Garth Brooks Added to the Lineup of Performers Appearing on TEACHERS ROCK, 8/17
by Kelsey Denette - August 03, 2012 Garth Brooks has been added to the lineup of performers appearing on TEACHERS ROCK, a special tribute concert celebrating teachers and education which will feature some of the biggest names in music, film and sports. The special, which will benefit several nonprofit organizations, will be broadcast ...
Dance Teacher Web Live Present Conference Experience in Las Vegas, 7/26
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2013 For the 5th year in a row Dance Teacher Web Live will be in Las Vegas back at the beautiful Red Rock Resort and Spa July 26-29 2013. Dance teachers and studio owners from around the world will attend this one of a kind event!...
RSC Education Workshops & Performances Set For Park Avenue Armory
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2011 Eight hundred young people aged between 8 and 14 from underserved communities from New York will get the opportunity to experience Shakespeare by attending the Royal Shakespeare Company's Young People's Shakespeare productions of Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors at Park Avenue Armory. ...
Mitt Romney Chats with Brian Williams on 'Education Nation'
by Nicole Rosky - September 26, 2012 Governor Mitt Romney joined Brian Williams live on stage at NBC News' "Education Nation" Summit this morning to discuss his ideas for the nation's education future and answer questions from Summit attendees, discussing what it will take to prepare all Americans for the high-skill jobs of the 21st ce...
Arts & Education Council Invites Teachers to Apply for Maritz Grants
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2012 The Arts and Education Council announced this weekend that it has received a $30,000 donation from Maritz to fund the third year of the highly successful and award-winning Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers. The money will be used by A&E to provide grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 for edu...
Elevated Third Continues Work with Denver Art Museum's Creativity Resource for Teachers
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2013 Denver digital agency Elevated Third has announced its continued work with the Denver Art Museum to promote its Creativity Resource for Teachers website. The digital agency has provided the Museum with search engine marketing (SEM) services since early fall of 2012, and will continue the work in 201...
TEACHING CHANNEL PRESENTS to Premiere on WLIW & Thirteen, 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - September 20, 2012 TEACHING CHANNEL PRESENTS returns this fall to public television stations with new weekly one-hour episodes addressing critical issues facing educators today. Launched in 2011,Teaching Channel Presents is an unprecedented series that opens up classroom doors and showcases inspiring teaching across ...
JPAS Cultural Crossroads Selected for Microsoft's US Innovations in Ed Forum
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 18, 2011 Recently, Jefferson Performing Arts Society's (JPAS) Cultural Crossroads program under the direction of Karel Sloane-Boekbinder was selected for inclusion in the 2011 US Innovative Education Forum (IEF) Presented by Microsoft's Partners in Learning....
National YoungArts Foundation Offers Free PURSUING YOUR PASSION Study Guide, Teachers Trainings
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2012 As the latest initiative of National YoungArts Foundation's (YoungArts) ongoing work to help increase arts education and awareness, YoungArts has begun distributing copies of Pursuing Your Passion: Lessons from YoungArts MasterClass, a study guide booklet and 2-DVD set, free of charge to middle and ...
Arts & Education Council Invites Teachers to Apply for Maritz Grants
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2012 The Arts and Education Council announced this weekend that it has received a $30,000 donation from Maritz to fund the third year of the highly successful and award-winning Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers. The money will be used by A&E to provide grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 for edu...
Underwood, Groban to Perform on CBS's TEACHERS ROCK Charity Concert, 8/18
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2012 Five-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood, country artist Dierks Bentley, pop group Fun. and two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Josh Groban will perform on TEACHERS ROCK presented by Walmart and Walden Media's upcoming feature film "Won't Back Down" - a special tribute concert celebrating teachers ...
Barter Theatre's 2012 Young Playwrights Festival Winners Announced
by Kelsey Denette - November 08, 2012 The 10th Anniversary of Barter Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival (YPF) was an outstanding success breaking records in number of students participating and plays submitted. Over 400 students participated from nine area high schools with a total of 248 plays. On Monday, November 5, the winning play... |