For K-12 teachers and administrators, this valuable guide is filled with many innovative tips and resources to help you expand and refine your assessment strategies for project-based learning. One of the ways to propel Edutopia’s movement for positive change in education is to spread the word about strategies that work. Edutopia urges colleagues to share these practical ideas and resources with friends and colleagues.
The Illinois Mississippi River Valley Project Teacher’s Guide is designed to be used by Illinois classroom teachers in order to introduce the arts and culture of the Illinois Mississippi River Valley to students through hands-on activities in the classroom. While the lesson plans have been geared to K-6 elementary and middle students, they can be adapted to meet Common Core Learning Standards and goals for pre-K, junior high, and high school students. This resource can also be used by libraries, park districts, and other community organizations interested in introducing arts activities related to the Illinois Mississippi River Valley to youth groups, teachers, and other educators.
The Illinois Mississippi River Valley Project (IMRVP) is a result of a partnership between the Illinois Arts Council (IAC), an agency of the state of Illinois, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge America Program. Challenge America was created to provide additional funding for arts education and outreach activities for rural and underserved areas.
The Foundation Center, a New York nonprofit organization that aids grant seekers nationwide, has started GrantSpace, a new site filled with educational content, videos, and podcasts. The new online resource is designed to make it easier for nonprofit workers to get information on financing their operations, getting grants, and operating effectively.
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation has been operating since 1976 with two main purposes. The Gottlieb Foundation offers grants to individual visual artists through two programs: an annual Individual Support Grant and a separate program to assist visual artists in cases of catastrophic events through an Emergency Grant program. The Gottlieb Foundation also maintains an archive on the art and life of Adolph Gottlieb and organize exhibitions of his art and that of others.
Talkbackr allows you to gather feedback from a large pool of audience members.
The African American Performance Art Archive (aapaa.org) makes crucial documentation of historically significant performances by African American artists available on-line to artists, scholars, and students in the spirit of intellectual exchange.
The Illinois PTA was founded on May 30, 1900, and has since worked diligently to support public schools and to ensure that all children and youth have equal opportunities and access to a quality education.
Nonprofit Finance Fund® (NFF) makes millions of dollars in loans to nonprofits and pushes for fundamental improvement in how money is given and used in the sector.
A non-profit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest serves audiences, arts organizations, and artists throughout the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and beyond. Our history spans more than 25 years.
Creative Capital was founded in 1999 to support artists pursuing adventurous and imaginative ideas, drawing on venture capital concepts to provide funding, counsel and career development services. It is the only national grantmaking and artist service organization for individual artists with an open application process, supporting projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Innovative Literature, Performing and Visual Arts.
