Arts Impact News

Watch for New Workshops this Fall

This fall, PSESD will offer three workshop series’ that provide K-6 teachers with strategies to infuse the arts into math and writing. In addition, Arts Impact will offer workshops on effective and engaging ways to use technology to document the multifaceted nature of student learning through arts integration.

Arts Impact to Participate in Arts in Education Study

Arts Impact has been selected to participate in a very important study designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the ways that the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program (AEMDD) grantees design, implement, and replicate arts education programs.

Arts Impact Leaps Dramatically Into Math and Writing

Arts Impact is drawing smiles, as well as pictures and polygons at six schools in Tacoma and Bethel School Districts implementing its innovative arts-infused research grant examining the impact of dance, theater and visual art on math and writing.

Arts Education Makes an Impact

Teachers from Tacoma’s Grant Center for the Expressive Arts pretend to be characters from the book “Where the Wild Things Are” as part of a drama exercise at the Broadway Center. From left are Carolyn Proehl, Tammy Bentley, Kim Smith and Darrick Hartman.

Arts Impact Receives U.S. Dept. of Education Grant

The Puget Sound Educational Service District is one of thirty-four programs nationally to receive a 4-year, $1.08 million U. S. Department of Education Arts In Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant (AEMDD).

Local Newspapers Write Feature Articles on Arts Impact

Local newspapers, The (Tacoma) News Tribune and The (Shoreline) Enterprise feature stories about Ptarmigan Ridge Intermediate School in Orting and Parkwood Elementary in Shoreline, two whole school models participating in Arts Impact.
Read The News Tribune Article (new window) | Read The Enterprise Article

Arts Impact Presents at World Conference on Arts Education

UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education and Joint Declaration
The first world conference on arts education was held by UNESCO during the first week of March 2006 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Hazel Valley Participates in Arts Impact: Students Learn About Dance Concepts

Arts Impact, a program of Puget Sound ESD, is truly having an impact at Hazel Valley Elementary. As part of a grant and supported by Principal Annah Petersen-Benitez and the Challenge program, five Hazel Valley staff members participated in the Arts Impact Summer Institute for a week last summer and will study for a week again next summer in art, dance, and theater.

Teaching Artist Training Offered

For the first time, Arts Impact is offering training for the teaching artist. Three-day workshops will be held in conjunction with the nationally recognized Arts Impact Teacher Training Summer Institute in Seattle.

Teahcers and Students from Meadow Ridge Learn About the Arts in New Ways

Teahcers and students from Meadow Ridge Elementary in Kent School District are learning about the arts in new ways, thanks to a local arts education program called Arts Impact.