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Moyer, Lisa; Klopfer, Michelle; Ernst, Jeremy V. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2018
Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork), founded in 2009 in the Virginia Tech Music Department's Digital and Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio, "explores the power of gesture, communal interaction, and the multidimensionality of arts, as well as technology's potential to seamlessly integrate arts and sciences with particular focus on K-12…
Descriptors: Art, At Risk Students, Music, Music Education
Afterschool Alliance, 2013
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are proud to celebrate a fifth round of the MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards. For the past five years, we have collaborated to highlight the work of quality afterschool programs that support children, families and communities across the nation. This compendium is a compilation of four…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Middle School Students, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
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Graham, George; Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Westfall, Sarah; Parker, Suzanne; Fraser, Rob; Tembo, Mark – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2002
Investigated the impact of high stakes testing on Virginia's elementary school art, music, and physical education (AMPE). Principal surveys indicated wide variation in the time allocated for AMPE taught by specialists, and few schools changed the amount of time allocated from the previous year. Overall, time allocated to AMPE did not seem to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Art Education, Elementary Education
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Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Graham, George; Parker, Suzanne; Westfall, Sarah; Fraser, Robert G.; Tembo, Mark – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2003
With the increase in state-mandated high-stakes testing across the USA, schools and school districts are considering ways of increasing instructional time for core curricular subjects such as mathematics, science, English, and social studies. One seemingly logical approach to improving test scores is to reduce the time spent in subjects that are…
Descriptors: Time Management, Principals, Academic Achievement, Physical Education