Archive for the ‘Future Educational Trends’ Category

IDEA Talk ’09 Arnold Aprill: “New Standards for a New Century”

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Arnie Aprill IDEA Talk 09

In his talk “New Standards for a New Century: Contemporary Arts Education and Contemporary Teaching and Learning” given at the 2nd Annual International Education Summit, Mr. Aprill talks about teaching and learning organized around Big Ideas and contemporary concepts in anticipation of future demands on education.

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IDEA Talk ’09 Nick Rabkin: “An Arts Education Augury”

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Nick Rabkin IDEA Talk

In his talk “An arts education augury: Thoughts on new research and the state of the field” given at the 2nd Annual International Education Summit, Mr. Rabkin analyzes the common threads in the current moment of evolution within arts education, using Steve Seidel’s speech on the “Quality of Quality” and a recent blog-a-thon on artsjournal.com as exemplars.

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IDEA Talk ’09 Kurt Wootton: “A Pedagogy of Infinity”

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

In his talk “A Pedagogy of Infinity: Best Practices in Language, Literacy, and Arts Teaching across the Americas” given at the 2nd Annual International Education Summit, Mr. Wootton describes the characteristics of extraordinary arts, language, and literacy practices across international education settings. To hear the audio of this talk click here. To download the audio of this talk, right click and Save Link As here. To watch the video of this talk click here. To download the video of this talk, right click and Save Link As here.

A Constant Search: Arts-Integration in Cross-Cultural Environments

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

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Read the article published in the Teaching Artist Journal by Habla Director Kurt Wootton that outlines the foundational principles of Habla.

Download the article here:  constant-search.pdf

Creating the Future of Learning

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Knowledge Works

The KnowledgeWorks Foundation designed a conceptual framework describing what the educational landscape might look like in the year 2020. The goals and mission of Habla anticipate and move us toward a more global future where multiple ways of communication are critical. Read more about these future trends here on the KnowledgeWorks’ website.