Editor’ s Note
It’ s back to school time!
I can just see you all busily preparing for another year of arts, learning, creativity and theater making now.
Photo by Elizabeth Dunn
In our Summer / Early fall edition we celebrate the return to school in“ The Journey‘ Back-To-School,’” a Board Perspective by Board Chair Stacey Ardelean. We also look at some big picture work being done in the arts education field in“ Teaching Teachers to Teach: The Arts Integration Framework” by Daniel Klein and“ The Hustle— Economic Sustainability in the Arts Education Field” by Scott Austin, Heleya de Barros, and myself. Jay Gerlach shares tips using theater to explore timely topics, such as privilege, in“ Relevant Learning is Crucial to Student Success.”
Two of our members reflect on doing theater education and performance work outside their own communities“ Mi Experiencia Con Artistas en Puebla,” by Sobha Kavanakudiyil and“ On The Road Again” by Pat Haines. Angela Watson also discusses another way the arts can be used to help broaden a student’ s perspective; sharing the research University of Arkansas’ Department of Education Reform has done on arts field trips in“ Greene Grows the Arts Research in Arkansas.”
I hope you enjoy this edition, I look forward to hearing from our community all the great work you will do in the upcoming school year!
Best,
Erika Atkins Editor in Chief