Kennedy Center Partners in Education and ArtsREACH
These Kennedy Center Partners in Education and ArtsREACH projects are funded by the U.S. Department of Education. They provide professional development opportunities in arts education for K-12 educators (classroom generalists and arts specialists) in three Nebraska school districts serving majority-minority students: Lexington Public Schools, Madison Public Schools and Umonhon Nation School District. Teachers participate in a number of professional development activities, and they partner with experienced teaching artists to improve educational outcomes for students in the three school districts. These projects are spearheaded by the LIED Center, along with Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education faculty and staff. They involve a collaboration of several state agencies, including Nebraskans for the Arts, Nebraska Department of Education, and the Nebraska Arts Council. Faculty from the Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools are consulting with the principal investigators on evaluation activities related to the impact of this experience on the educators, the teaching artists, and the students. A direct impact is anticipated on all four groups of participants as well as a potential impact on their communities.
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Project Key Investigators: Nancy Engen-Wedin (PI), Gina Kunz (Co-PI)
