Articles of Interest

This year marks an incredible milestone for CODE - 45 amazing years of drama and dance education and inspiration. The 45th edition of the CODE Conference is back in the GTA and we are expecting a huge turnout of presenters and delegates! We are looking for an exciting array of workshops, roundtables and presentations, and would like to encourage artists and educators from Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world to be a part of this event.

If you’re not already creating at least occasional podcasts or audiocasts as part of your content marketing efforts, here are three things to consider.

http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2012/01/podcasts-content-marketing-strategy/

Does asking for money make you anxious? And how do you know you’re asking the right people the right number of times? Kim Klein, a grassroots fundraising expert, had the answers to these questions and more at a workshop on October 29 held at the invitation of Maytree and the Atkinson Foundation.

http://maytree.com/blog/2013/12/raising-money-to-make-change/

Companies all across America are starting to see a critical talent gap as older employees retire. Arts students may not have all the traditional skills, but they have the most important one: Creativity.

http://m.fastcompany.com/3007541/mfa-new-mba

A special issue of Psychology & Marketing Journal on has been published on "Marketing the Arts".

Access it here:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mar.2014.31.issue-8/issuetoc

Greetings from the organizers of the 14th World Festival of Children's Theatre,

Do you work in the arts? Have you ever considered becoming a teacher?

Artist in the Community Education (ACE) teacher candidates draw on their professional arts experiences to teach students at all levels.

http://educ.queensu.ca/ace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2014

Kingston, ON - On September 24th, the Canadian Network for Arts & Learning (CNAL) will welcome members and guests for the launch of its first Networking Hub at Queen’s University in Kingston, with a professional development and networking event hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Arts & Learning.

The 'Changing Education Through the Arts' (CETA) program provides arts-integrated professional learning opportunities to elementary and middle school teachers in selected school districts across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Learn more about the CETA program and the recent selected findings from the John F. Kennedy Center's Arts in Education Research Study in this downloadable article:

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/arts-integration/~/media/ArtsEdge/LessonPrintables/articles/arts-integration/KC-AE-Selected_Findings_CETA.pdf

Music education for children in England is to receive an £18m boost in funding, the Department for Education says.

The extra money will be allocated to music education, including to the national network of 123 music education hubs established in 2012.

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-28420197