Check out these great art grants for the Denver Metro area!

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html

Madcap Logic has partnered with Adopt-A-Classroom to help you raise money to buy Creativity Express!! Register as a teacher or a school and let the fundraising begin, it is so easy with Adopt A Classroom:

http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/

“On November 7th, 2008, New Museum staff Chio Flores and Stephanie Pereira gave a presentation at to Al Smith and Hamilton Fish After School Program’s 9-12 year olds. They first described to the students the mission of their museum and talked about contemporary art in general. They presented slides of various artwork and talked about their past and current exhibitions. We found those students who have been participating in Creativity Express since the Summer ‘08 season, were more apt to participate in the group discussions about the slides. They were more confident (than others) to raise their hands, as well as had a larger vocabulary with which to articulate their ideas and opinions about the artwork presented.”-Olga Gazman, Director Computer Resource Centers, City of New York Parks & Recreation

Applications accepted through April 30th:

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Apply Here: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP11/LITA.html

Contact us today to receive your free Creativity Express Online Teacher license, active from the date of login until June 30, 2010! Eligible for Schools only.

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View more information here: http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedmodel/applicant.html

View the request page here: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r8/asesuni09rfa.asp

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Education Department town hall covers students’ questions on college, academic standards, and global competitiveness

“We need to be much more creative and innovative in how we do things,” Duncan said. For instance, students today use cell phones and PDAs on a regular basis, he said, so coming up with creative ways to deliver content and curriculum involving technologies that students like to use is one way to grab students’ attention.

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All of the New York City Parks & Recreation After School Sites have been using Creativity Express since early 2008. Click here to download a PDF sample exercise used in their classroom.

Here are some examples of student’s artwork to go with the lesson: