Hi all,

In just a few hours, we will be officially launching National Arts in Education Week, with the National Kick Off Event coming at you via livestream from Los Angeles. At 1:30pm ET/10:30amPT, tune into the event on our YouTube page.

Here are some of my favorite #ArtsEdWeek and #BecauseOfArtsEd social media posts that were shared yesterday (great for RT!!):

Check out today’s video featuring poet and teaching artist, Glenis Redmond telling her #BecauseOfArtsEd story
This #BecauseOfArtsEd story from a young person in Washington, D.C.
This 25 foot banner created by students at Star City High
A campaign (with free stuff!) from Crayola
Read this blog post from Education Commission of the States

The following professional development opportunities remain for the week; you may consider sharing with your networks:

You can register for the Entire Series here.
Check out this Tweet, which you can share on Twitter.
Monday, September 10: Create Your Coalition - Intentional Relationship Building

• 3:00pm ET – Create Your Coalition Webinar

• 8:00pm ET – Create Your Coalition Twitter Chat

Tuesday, September 11: Develop a Facilitator's Role - Interrogating the Student-Educator Dynamic

• 3:00pm ET – Develop a Facilitator's Role Webinar

• 8:00pm ET – Develop a Facilitator's Role Twitter Chat

Wednesday, September 12: Broaden and Diversify the Leadership Pipeline - Addressing Systemic Barriers

• 3:00pm ET – Broaden and Diversify the Leadership Pipeline Webinar

• 8:00pm ET – Broaden and Diversify the Leadership Pipeline Twitter Chat

Thursday, September 13: Inspire Others to Action - Shared Anecdotes of Growth and Change

• 3:00pm ET – Inspire Others to Action Webinar

• 8:00pm ET – Inspire Others to Action Twitter Chat

Friday, September 14: Embrace the Cycle of Mentorship - Enabling Cycles of Multigenerational Dialogue

• 3:00pm ET – Embrace the Cycle of Mentorship Webinar

• 8:00pm ET – Embrace the Cycle of Mentorship Twitter Chat

Please check out the on ArtsMeet national arts event calendar and share events with friends and colleagues in your region (or other regions, too!)

Thanks and happy #ArtsEdWeek!

My best,

Jeff

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Jeff M. Poulin

Arts Education Program Manager
Americans for the Arts

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