Tennessee Poetry Out Loud Contest is Saturday, March 2: Meet The Student Competitors
From Meredith Callis, Arts Education Special Project Coordinator The 2019 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) Contest will be held at the new Tennessee State Museum on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The contest begins at 10:00 a.m. CST and is free and open to the public. The event will be emceed by Michael McRay, a writer, educator, […]
Read MoreShaping lives; Clay artist shares decades of expertise, discovery
By Melanie Tucker, melt@thedailytimes.com – If you ask Annamaria Gundlach, she will tell you clay and children go together like peanut butter and jelly. She ought to know. She’s been teaching both children and adults for about a quarter century. This past week, Gundlach was at Mary Blount Elementary School and got the opportunity to […]
Read MoreVariations On A Theme: How One Elementary School Cultivates Community Through Arts Integration
From Christine Hughes, Music Specialist, Bartlett City Schools, and Apple Teacher – Bartlett Elementary School, nestled in a suburb of the greater Memphis, Tennessee area, has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence dating back to the early 1900s. Recent grant funding from Tennessee Arts Commission Arts 360 has done wonders to elevate teaching and learning at this […]
Read MoreRegister Your School for POL
Don’t miss the chance to be a part of this year’s statewide competition From Meredith Callis, Tennessee’s Poetry Out Loud State Coordinator – Poetry Out Loud offers all high school students the opportunity to participate in a national competition while teaching them meaningful engagement with poetry and public speaking skills. The competition begins at the classroom level to select […]
Read More2019 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards: Call for Nominations
From Anne Mancuso, Intern, Education Programs & Productions, The Kennedy Center – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is accepting nominations for the 2019 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. This series of annual $10,000 grants recognizes inspiring teachers across the United States. The awards were created in honor of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th […]
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