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PROJECT SMARTArt: Educational
Forum
On Thursday, May 12,
2005, from 3 - 7 pm, participants, friends and supporters of Project SMARTArt
joined together at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Educational Forum
to celebrate the work and accomplishments of the three-year Pilot Program
Co-Managed by Los Angeles Unified School District, the Music Center Education
Division, the Center for Media Literacy and AnimAction, Inc.
- Celebrating the
completion of Project SMARTArt
- Presenting significant
findings regarding 21st Century learning
- Announcing the
comprehensive new Project
SMARTArt Web Site, which includes free information and resources
for classroom educators everywhere
Forum presenters
include representatives of "Project SMARTArt's" partners:
the Center for Media Literacy; the Music Center Education Division;
AnimAction, Inc.; and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Project
Background
Event
Photos and Overview
Invitation
Background
The "Project SMARTArt" pilot program combined critical thinking
skills inherent in media literacy with the self-expression of arts education
- and applied these methods to traditional K-5 curricula. The just-completed
project case study, available on the web site, cites a virtual "how
to" for introducing engaging, integrated lessons that address media
literacy concepts, visual and performing arts disciplines, and language
arts content. The three-year pilot program took place at Leo Politi
Elementary School in Los Angeles, and was one of the first Media Literacy
and the Arts Demonstration Grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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