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The Power of the Arts: Habits of
Mind and Mood
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Skokie School auditorium, 520 Glendale Ave., Winnetka, IL
Did you miss The Power of the Arts: Habits of
Mind and Mood with
Ellen Winner?
 In
a rare Midwest public appearance, Ellen Winner, Ph.D., Chair of the
Psychology Department at Boston College, and Fellow at
Project Zero based at
Harvard’s School of Education, will deliver a fascinating talk on her
decades-long research into “studio thinking,” the habits of mind developed by
fine arts training. Many claims have been made about the power of the arts to
raise IQ, SAT scores, and grades, but these claims often exceed the evidence --
first we must define what kinds of thinking skills are trained by learning in a
particular art form. Visual arts teaching fosters a set of broad habits of mind,
including learning to observe, envision, express, reflect, engage-and- persist,
and stretch-and-explore. When students study theater, they practice stepping
into the shoes of others, taking the perspective of their characters, and
feeling the feelings of their characters, improving empathy. Dr. Winner’s
research also shows that art making enhances our mood, not by the expression,
working through, and release of negative feelings, but by providing an escape
from the present into an imaginary world. This program’s fresh topic will appeal
to parents of kids ages 3-18. CPDUs available for education professionals.
Sponsored by FAN, in partnership with the
Chicago Children’s Museum,
Northlight Theatre and
The Skokie and Carleton
Washburne Schools in Winnetka. FAN is grateful for its 2010-11 exclusive
health care
sponsorship by NorthShore University
HealthSystem. Book sale and signing, courtesy of FAN’s official bookseller,
The Book Stall of Winnetka.
BONUS #1: Sunday, October 24, 2010 Northlight Theatre Masterclass in Acting,
7:00-8:30 PM, Northlight Theatre, 9501
Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077.
As a prelude to The Power of the Arts: Habits of Mind and Mood,
Northlight Theatre is offering a FREE Masterclass in acting, led by Alex
Goodrich, a Northlight main stage actor appearing this fall in Northlight’s
production of A Civil War Christmas, to area high school students with
acting experience. The Masterclass attendees will work to embody characters from
a historical context and study the artistry behind the actor’s process.
BONUS #2: Wednesday, October 27,
2010
Chicago Children’s Museum
is offering a FREE workshop, The Journey of Art: Sustaining Creativity
Through Open-Ended Activities, 9:00-10:30 AM, at the Winnetka Community
House, 620 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, IL
This dynamic workshop for parents of young children the morning after Dr.
Winner’s lecture, will connect theory to practice with approaches to art
exploration with young children. Understand the important role of open-ended
activities in fostering your young child’s natural creativity and revealing
their interests, personality and ideas. Discuss tools to help children become
confident, creative, and independent thinkers - with a passion for learning and
the arts. Chicago Children's Museum staff will lead the workshop. Dr. Winner
will attend the workshop and offer commentary.
Press releases and flyers
Flyer for Ellen Winner's talk (pdf)
Press Release for Winner's talk (pdf)
Press Release describing the two bonus
workshops (pdf)
Links
Boston College biography or
this one
Art for our Sake - Boston Globe op-ed by Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland
Amazon link to
Gifted Children: Myths And Realities by Ellen Winner
or
Google Books link to same
Video (13:37) Arts/Learning at the Core
of Education
Audio (19:30)
Arts Education and Academic Achievement from Radio Vault
Blog link
Why
Schools Need Art
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