Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts

12/16/2024

Happy Holidays from all of us here at AIEA! We’ve got exciting news coming up about our 2025 Summer Institute, so stay tuned, and stay warm!

04/24/2024

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the sudden and unexpected passing of our executive director Randy Foster.

At this time, we want you to know that the work of AIEA continues and that the AIEA board is meeting to determine next steps.

If you are planning to attend the 2024 summer institute, please call 334-396-2432.

If you would like to make donation to AIEA to honor Randy’s memory, please mail your contribution to AIEA, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery Alabama 36117.

01/03/2023

More evidence FOR arts education--https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-the-lesson-the-arts-teach/

12/28/2022

https://www.edutopia.org/article/theater-creativity-problem-solving?utm_content=linkpos1&utm_source=edu-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-2022-12-28

Students can participate in collaborative and engaging activities that promote critical-thinking skill development.

11/09/2022

Renewed value for Arts degrees:
https://hyperallergic.com/778118/university-california-berkeley-reports-increase-in-humanities-majors/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=D110922&utm_content=D110922+CID_217dbaebe6aa0213a2c795fc4bce6af3&utm_source=hn&utm_term=Some+People+Still+Want+an+Arts+Degree+Apparently

11/04/2022

Language that encourages growth learning is important: https://www.edutopia.org/article/language-that-encourages-learning
Surprise-- it may be difficult...

Rather than telling students the work they’re about to do will be ‘easy,’ be honest about some difficulties they may face and how you’ll support them.

11/02/2022

Literacy incorporated into all the content areas:

Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach to literacy practices across content areas, there are small, but effective shifts teachers can make to get students practicing the domain-specific skills they need.

10/31/2022

Learning loss was more complicated than first thought--no surprise to those of us who know anything about student learning:

Remote learning may be just a “small piece” of what affected student outcomes during the pandemic, a team of researchers says.

09/21/2022

Important to think about the ways in which we deliver content for students of all ages and they affect the learners.

A look at ways teachers can refine their practices to help ensure that students absorb and process information so they can retrieve it later.

09/14/2022

This week is National Arts in Education Week. The Arts Collaborative (Birmingham, Huntsville, West Alabama) do excellent work in their respective areas. This article appeared in Al.com today:https://www.al.com/educationlab/2022/09/happy-national-arts-in-education-week-alabama-here-are-some-resources-for-young-artists.html

Learn more about options for students and teachers interested in the arts.

08/16/2022

More reason why ALL ARTS are important in schools:

The application of these Artistic Competencies is not limited to the Arts only, they can be applied to many different areas of our lives.