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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Professional Development for Arts Teachers
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Conway, Colleen M.; Hibbard, Shannan; Albert, Dan; Hourigan, Ryan – Arts Education Policy Review, 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law on January 8, 2002, states that its primary purpose is "to close the achievement gap through accountability, research-based instruction, flexibility and options for parents, so that no child is left behind." The goals of NCLB, according to the U.S. Department of Education, include improving the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Faculty Development, Educational Technology, Academic Achievement
Voices of Music Teachers regarding Professional Development
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Conway, Colleen M.; Hibbard, Shannan; Albert, Dan; Hourigan, Ryan – Arts Education Policy Review, 2005
Arts educators need specific professional development. Generic professional development alone will not work for arts teachers. Arts teachers also need more than one type of professional development as the narratives in the stories in this article make clear. The first music teacher provides narrative support for Bowles's research finding that…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Personal Narratives