Education Round Up: New York City Theatre Companies with an Eye on Arts Education
by Julie Musbach - May 18, 2018 Theatre is a universally enjoyable experience, but there are always ways to enhance the impact. Theatre is entertainment, and yet it can do so much more. As the young audiences for productions grow, local companies respond with carefully curated outreach programs that give students of all ages the c...
Bay Street Theater Receives Grant from NEA for Literature Live
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2019 The National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $10,000 to Bay Street Theater for the Lite...
Adobe and The RSC Join Forces To Champion Creativity In Education
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2019 Today, Adobe and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) announce a partnership designed to bring digital and creative skills to the fore across one of the most internationally loved and timeless classroom topics: Shakespeare....
VIDEO: Preview VICE's Upcoming Parkland-Inspired Episode Airing Friday, 4/27
by Macon Prickett - April 25, 2018 The Emmy®-winning weekly news magazine series VICE will broadcast a special 30-minute episode Friday, April 27, featuring VICE correspondent Gianna Toboni as she travels across the nation to investigate arguments around arming teachers and whether the NRA's “good guy with a gun” narrative can solve ...
The CMA Foundation's Music Teachers of Excellence Awards Event Set for Tuesday, May 8
by Macon Prickett - April 23, 2018 On Tuesday, May 8, the CMA Foundation will present the third annual Music Teachers of Excellence Awards, honoring 34 music educators from districts across the state of Tennessee, as well as Chicago, Cincinnati, Seattle and Los Angeles, for their innovation and commitment to music education. The invi...
The CMA Foundation Seeks Educators for 4TH ANNUAL MUSIC TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 The CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm to the Country Music Association (CMA) who works to ensure every child has access to a quality music education, is now accepting applications for its fourth annual Music Teachers of Excellence awards. This year, for the first time ever, the CMA Foundation wi...
TCI's Science Curriculum to be Adopted by the California State Board of Education
by Robert Diamond - November 13, 2018 ...
VoiceLessons.com Commits to Gold Level Sponsorship at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 55th Conference
by Macon Prickett - June 19, 2018 VoiceLessons.com announces their exhibition and Gold Level Sponsorship at the upcoming National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference (NATS), June 22-26, 2018 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada....
CMA Foundation Honors 2018 Music Teachers of Excellence
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2018 The CMA Foundation honored 34 music educators during the third annual CMA Music Teachers of Excellence ceremony last night, Tuesday, May 8, at Nashville's Marathon Music Works. The invite-only event, hosted by RCA Records Nashville recording artist as well as CMA and CMA Foundation board member Chri...
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews Does the #BurgerMath and the Answer is Teachers Eat Free
by Marina Kennedy - May 29, 2018 Math can get complicated, but when you do the #BurgerMath, it doesn't take a whiz to see that Red Robin is at the top of its class! To celebrate the end of the school year, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews is saying "thank you" to teachers everywhere for educating us on the fundamen...
Broadway Opens Its Doors To Theatre Teachers At The 2019 Broadway Teachers Workshop!
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2018 Now in its 18thyear, the Broadway Teachers Workshop has connected thousands of theatre teachers from around the world with Broadway's most prominent artists. Past guest speakers include Lin Manuel Miranda Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Bobby Lopez, Chita Rivera, Michael Mayer, Jerry Mitchell, M...
25 Semifinalists Announced For 2019 Music Educator Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 10, 2018 A total of 25 music teachers from 24 cities across 16 states have been announced as semifinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum®. In total, more than 2,800 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. Nominations for the 2020 Music Ed...
Fourteen Area Schools Awarded Grants For Arts Education Projects
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2019 The Arts and Education Council and Maritz have awarded 14 area schools with grants to support classroom-based art projects during the 2019-2020 academic year. The program, administered by the Arts and Education Council, is funded by a $25,000 gift from Maritz with additional support provided by indi...
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts to Feature Educator-Created Artworks
by Julie Musbach - August 30, 2018 A multi-day, statewide teacher walkout dominated headlines earlier this year. Now, educator-created artworks inspired by those protests have been collected as #RedForEd: The Journey Toward Equity, a new exhibition by Scottsdale Arts Education & Outreach that will run from Sept. 15 – Nov. 17 in the ...
Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum Honor Local Teachers As 2020 Music Educator Award Finalists
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 06, 2020 A total of 10 music teachers from 10 cities across nine states have been announced as finalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®. In total, more than 3,300 initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. Nominations for the 2021 Music Educato...
MS. BIXBY'S LAST DAY to Get Film Adaptation
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 29, 2018 Gunpowder & Sky and Walden Media will develop teacher story “Ms. Bixby's Last Day” into a feature film, Variety reports....
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf'' Celebrates Back To School With Exclusive 'Bright Future' Blends To Support Local Teachers And Classrooms In Need
by Marina Kennedy - August 27, 2018 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, one of the world's leading roaster and retailers of specialty coffee and tea, is introducing limited edition "Bright Future" Blend Coffee and Tea for the back to school season to benefit local teacher projects on DonorsChoose.org. The coffee and tea blen...
140 Drama Teachers From Across The UK Attend National Theatre's Drama Teacher Conference
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2020 The annual Drama Teacher Conference took place at the National Theatre on 20th a?' 21st February 2020, with over 140 drama teachers attending from Inverness to Plymouth....
Tectonic Theater Project Will Lead Southeastern Theatre Conference's 15th Annual Teachers Institute In A Day Of Moment Work Training
by Stephi Wild - December 19, 2019 Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) is thrilled to welcome Tectonic Theater Project to conduct the 2020 Teachers Institute at the 71st Annual SETC Convention....
2nd & Charles Recognizes Teachers with Biannual Educator Week, April 5-13
by Robert Diamond - April 02, 2019 ...
Theatre Tulsa Announces “Champion Of The Arts” Award Winners
by Julie Musbach - September 27, 2018 A collection of Tulsa Public School theatre / drama teachers will be honored as Theatre Tulsa's 2018 'Champion of the Arts' at the theatre company's annual Broadway Ball....
National Theatre Holds Drama Teacher Conference With Over 130 Drama Teachers Across The UK
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2019 This February half-term, over 130 drama teachers from across the UK will be congregating at the National Theatre for the annual Drama Teacher Conference 2019....
Steven Van Zandt Registers 10,000 Teachers for TeachRock Music History Curriculum
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2018 The final leg of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul's Teacher Solidarity Tour has reached the incredible goal of registering over 10,000 teachers to use the TeachRock Music History Curriculum. The tour, which began last week in association with the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation (RRFF), is st...
Books-A-Million Recognizes Teachers with Biannual Educator Week, April 5-13
by Robert Diamond - April 02, 2019 ...
Eight Outstanding Teachers Selected For Tenth Annual Freddie G Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2019 Eight outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the U.S. will work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 10th Annual FREDDIE G FELLOWSHIP July 10th - 13th. The event is underwritten by Freddie ('G') Gershon, Co-Chairman of the global theatrical licensor Music Theatre In... |