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The function of the imagination is not to make strange things settled, so much as to make settled things strange.
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November 14, 2008 At the Heart of the Curriculum California Arts Education Association: Art Bridges the Gap
Pre-Concert Class for Chamber Music Palisades: Marquez Elementary School, Pacific Palisades, California
From Rat Brains at Play to Transformational Educational Youth Programs First Annual Conference on the State of Play Science
Pre-Concert Class for Chamber Music Palisades:
Brain Research and the Development of Creativity through Play in Art Education RIMS California Arts Project Convocation
The Brain: What Research is Discovering about Learning Dr. Stevens shared current brain research related to learning and specifically learning in the arts. An interactive facilitated discussion followed allowing the audience to surface implications for their own work in developing standards-based arts assessments, and to provide feedback on student learning both classroom and programmatic. The STEM: A National Conference in California on Arts Assessment Co-presented by The California Arts project, The California Department of Education, and State Collaborative on Assessment & Student Standards in cooperation with the Arts Education Branch of Los Angeles Unified School District
California State Department of Education – Visual and Performing Arts I am writing to thank you for openly sharing your wisdom and passion for our children, arts education and for humanity. I've been in attendance at both of your presentations to the County Arts Leads meeting, and each time I was left awestruck. Your words reach me on so many levels: as a child of neglect, as a mother of two young children, as a buddhist, a teacher and as an administrator. Every word has meaning.
Imagination, Creativity and Metacognition: Sacramento County Office of Education - Arts Education Program
Teaching and Learning Through the Arts: Held at the Arts Teach Summer Professional Development Institute Victoria Stevens, Ph.D. The ArtsTeach Summer Leadership Institute was presented by the Orange County Performing Arts Center in partnership with the Orange County Museum of Art, Orange County Department of Education and UC Irvine Extension. Dr. Stevens presented the keynote address entitled: "Creativity, Imagination, Metacognition and Empathy: The Importance of the Arts for Education in the 21st Century" and over the weeklong institute presented three workshops: The Basics of Art Education; Community Resources: Integrating Professional Artists into the Classroom; Integrated and Interdisciplinary Arts Education Workshop; Practical Applications, and an Endnote Address. > Letter received from Nancy Carr, Visual and Performing Arts Consultant, California Department of Education about the Orange County Performing Arts Center ArtsTeach Summer Leadership Institute
Art, Creativity, and Critical Thinking - Suzanne Isken and Dr. Victoria Stevens The Dr. Howard Gluss Show Suzanne Isken, Director of Art Education for MOCA, The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Arts and Dr. Victoria Stevens, Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Professor, and Researcher discuss art, critical thinking, imagination, creativity and art education. xxPart 1 (16:39) xxPart 2 (10:48) xxPart 3 (6:49)
Art on the Brain The following are links to QuickTime videos. Click here to download for free, the latest version of QuickTime Player. Art on the Brain Part 1 of 2 (13:53) Art on the Brain Part 2 of 2 (14:50) In March of 2008, Dr. Stevens presented a talk for arts organizations, teachers, parents, and business leaders about the importance of arts education for all children sponsored by the Forest Theatre Guild, Carmel-By-The-Sea in Carmel, CA. This was a prelude to her talk the next day for the Region 5 Arts Education Forum sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education entitled: "Open the Doors to Arts Education". The topic of her Keynote Address was "Creativity, Empathy, Imagination and Metacognition: What Affective Neurobiology Tells Us about the Importance of Arts Education for All Children."
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