A team of four leading researchers and practitioners in the music education field gave a briefing to U Secretary of Education cudgel Paige and a gathering of top teachers from around the nation as part of the Department of Education's "Research-to-Practice Summit" this summer in Washington.A team of four leading researchers and practitioners in the music education field gave a briefing to U Secretary of Education cudgel Paige and a gathering of top teachers from around the nation as part of the Department of Education's "Research-to-Practice Summit" this summer in Washington, DC Headed by way of Lawrence Scripp, director of the Research Center for Learning by the and of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music, the team also included Anne Fennell director of the Carlsbad, California-based MusicVentures program; Maine elementary place of education teacher Heather Katz; and Massachusetts music education specialist Abner Baez. Separate teams made presentations forward math, science and other expose areas during the summit as well. A variety of studies has linked active music participation with better performance in gymnasium However, Scripp says, a gap remains between that research and the everyday activities in the nation's academys Closing that gap, and similar the sames in other disciplines, was the goal of the summit. The "Research-to-Practice Summit" was part of the Department of Education's ongoing "Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative," which Paige unveiled in April. That program brings teachers together for round-table discussions in single out cities. For more information, visit www.amc-music.org. COPYRIGHT 2004 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. |
| Home |
