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Arts Ed NJ Joins with SEL4NJ to Promote Social-Emotional Learning and Arts Education

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D. Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab www.secdLab.org  and secdlab@gmail.com In announcing the creation of a task force to “illuminate the intersection between arts

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Students at Tuscan Elementary worked with media artist Barbara Bickart to create an installation piece titled, “I Am From, We Are From.”

Tuscan School Residency: I am from…We are from…

Tuscan School received a grant from the Artists in Education Residency Grant Program (AIE) to engage with a professional Teaching Artist.   Fourth grade students

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Linking the Arts with School Sustainability Efforts

Linking the Arts with School Sustainability Efforts By Heather McCall, Program Director Sustainable Jersey for Schools mccallh@tcnj.edu / 609-771-2469   The Sustainable Jersey for Schools program

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Blog: Professional Learning Worth Celebrating!

Arts Ed NJ recognizes that professional learning is essential, and is critical to maintaining a healthy arts education ecosystem throughout the state.  While the topics that

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Fostering Social Emotional Learning In and Through the Arts

Social Emotional Learning is essential to students’ well-being and New Jersey is a leader in the growing national conversation about the intersection of Social Emotional

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BLOG: NJ Celebrates Arts in Education Week

It’s back to school time and that means next week is National Arts in Education Week. It is such a critical time to show your

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Guest Blog – Summer Discovery: The Role of Community Arts in Completing Arts Education

From a young age, I was fortunate to have an arts experience all-year round. As the school year bled into summer, my community, Randolph, seemed

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BLOG: Introducing our Summer Communications Intern!

Hello, everyone! My name is Christopher Maximos, and I’m extremely excited to be NJ Arts Ed NJ’s new (and best) communications intern! I currently attend

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Guest Blog: AENJ Youth Art Month “Building Community Through Art”.

The theme for the 2017/2018 school year is “Building Community Through Art”. Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts!  The Council for

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Guest Blog by Alyssa Sileo of The Laramie Project Project

Thanks to my arts education, I can say that, as an 18-year-old, I feel entirely equipped to address all that life can throw at meーwith

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