February 2024 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for February 2024. Research 6 Ways to Capture Students’ Attention “Teachers can use insights from neuroscience to help ensure that learners stay engaged during class and are more likely to retain information.” Edutopia Equity Keeping Students Safe: Designing Policies and Practices That Work “All […]
January 2024 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for January 2024. Research To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom “The popularity of games and play-based learning has waxed and waned in the traditional American classroom, according to Alicia Miller, a science educator from Evans, Georgia, who’s always […]
December 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for December 2023. Research A Group of Scientists Set Out to Study Quick Learners. Then They Discovered They Don’t Exist “The study offers the hope that “anyone can learn anything they want” if they get well-designed practice exercises and put some effort into it. Raw […]
November 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for November 2023. Research How Universal Design for Learning Helps Students Merge Onto the ‘Learning Expressway’ “Developed by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), UDL provides a framework for educators to create inclusive learning environments … In UDL, teachers provide students with multiple […]
October 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for October 2023. Research Enrollment Continues to Decline in LAUSD, a Trend Many Large Public School Districts are Also Experiencing “LAUSD, like other big city school districts such as New York City and Chicago, are now admitting 4-year-olds, a plan that will certainly […]
September 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for September 2023. Research Some Screen Time For Preschoolers Won’t Hurt Their Development, Study Finds “Using data gathered in 2018-19, researchers in the recent study tracked the screen time of preschoolers from minority and lower-income households. Families of 179 children were asked to […]
August 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for August 2023. Research Can Young Children Learn from Educational Apps? “Parents often hear about the dangers of screen time for children, but rarely does there seem to be a distinction among different types of screen time. In particular, apps on smartphones or touchscreen devices for […]
July 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for July 2023. Research ‘Guided Play’ Benefits Kids—But What Does That Look Like For Parents? “Parents are under a lot of pressure these days: They need to support children’s emotional development after a traumatic few years of the pandemic, address learning loss and prepare […]
June 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for June 2023. Research LGBTQ+ Books for Kids “In honor of Pride Month, here is a selection of great books for kids about LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) experiences.” LA County Library 50-State Comparison: Teacher Recruitment and Retention “This resource compiles state-specific […]
May 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for May 2023. Research How Arts Education Builds Better Brains and Better Lives “Art enhances the ability of the hippocampus and the other areas of your brain to perform the tasks that they were designed to do by increasing the synaptic circuits. This helps […]
