Posted on September 30, 2008

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ArtsEdge

URL: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

Mission:
To build a new base of knowledge in the area of arts education while connecting people to people and resources.

Background:
ArtsEdge, an online resource for artists, teachers, and students, is a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a partner of Thinkfinity, a consortium of national education organizations, state education agencies, and the Verizon Foundation. One of the first hundred dot-org sites on the Internet, ArtsEdge provides professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment as well as interdisciplinary curricula — arts education integrated with other academic subjects — designed to empower educators to teach in, through, and about the arts.

Outstanding Web Features:
The Explore section of the site features media-rich activities such as Look-Listen-Learn, Arts Days, Meet the Artist, and Arts Quotes. Visitors also can explore a podcast directory and download the programs into iTunes. In addition, the site provides a variety of tools for teaching arts education in K-12 classrooms, including Lessons, Standards, WebLinks, and How-Tos.

Director: Nuit Hansgen

Main Office:
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20566
Tel: (202) 416-8800
Fax: (202) 416-8860
E-mail: dbx@artsedge.kennedy-center.org