Arts AND…
The excitement of learning!
Learning, Arts and the Brain Summit
Bringing Researchers and Practitioners
Together to Shape the Future
May 5, 2009
My Motto
The only way to understand what
children are capable of doing, what
appeals to them, and what they know,
is to ask them!
Blue’s Clues
• Play to Learn
• Think-Along Play-
Along Narratives
• The Ordinary is
Extraordinary
• Interactivity as a
Way to Practice
Thinking Skills
Super Characters
SUPER WHY features a team of literacy-powered super heroes:
Think It Ink It Publishing
Using Self Expression as
Motivation to Write
Creating Meaningful & Authentic
Learning Experiences
Summary
• Arts and academics are not mutually exclusive
• Arts AND…can bring excitement and new ways of thinking to
learning
Thank you!
Contact Information:
Dr. Alice Wilder
dralice@rcn.com