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• Argy Nestor
  Visual and Performing Arts Specialist
  207-624-6825
  Fax: 207-624-6821 argy.nestor@maine.gov

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Podcasts

James K. Small, Madison Area Memorial HIgh School Art Educator reading his article "Arts in the 21st Century"MP3 Audio (10:42 min) :: Text Version

Paul Houston, the Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators reading parts of his article “Barking Up the Right Tree”. (7:37 min) MP3 Audio :: Text Version

Links and Articles

• Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

• Route 21 – The framework

  http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/

• Learning and innovation skills for the 21st century

  http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=4

• Core subjects and 21st century themes

  http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=3

• Eisner's Ten Lessons the Arts Teach

  http://www.naea-reston.org/tenlessons.html

• “Music and Arts Education is Essential to Development of Creative Economy & 21st Century Skills” 

  http://www.supportmusic.com/drjohn/archive/2007-06-03.mhtml

• “Music Makes the Grade”

  http://www.menc.org/documents/legislative/harrispoll.pdf

• SAT scores for college bound seniors (see list of scores 1972 - 2006 page 3 and Table 19 on page 13).
  

  http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:SuU4QslrAkIJ:www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2006/national-report.pdf+The+College+Board,+Profile+of+College-Bound+Seniors+National+Report+for+2006&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a

• “Arts Integrated Curriculum Helps Students Overcome Challenges of Poverty”

  http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/stories/?storyId=10362

• Harris Poll correlating arts education to success in college and in the workforce. 
  

  www.stratacomm.net/wwwroot/MENC/HarrisPoll_Nov07/release.html

• A report urging for more consistent representation of all disciplines
  

  http://www.cep-dc.org/press/Curriculum%20Release%20Final.pdf

• Research findings published by The National Association for Music Education on the impact of music education
  

  http://www.menc.org/documents/legislative/HarrisPollOmnibusResults.pdf

• Facts and insights on the benefits of music study
  

  http://www.menc.org/resources/view/why-music-education-2007

• Oklahoma Creativity Project
  

  http://www.stateofcreativity.com/

• Wisconsin Department of Education establishes Taskforce on Arts and Creativity Education

  http://dpi.wi.gov/cal/index.html

• David Warlick’s blog comments on the Arts place in the STEM initiative.  Read posts from August 10th and July 21st

  http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

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