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Arts Education Is Essential for 21st Century Learning | Trending in Education Podcast

On this insightful episode of the Trending in Education podcast, host Mike Palmer interviews Erica Halverson, a professor at the #1 ranked University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. Halverson firmly believes the arts should transform how we approach teaching and learning across all subjects. As a former theater artist who ran an arts education non-profit, Halverson now leads the "Whoopensocker" artist residency program. She makes a passionate case for centering arts practices as fundamental to education - not just an extracurricular. Creating and revising creative works builds vital skills like innovation, creativity, collaboration and resilience for an uncertain future of work. In this thought-provoking discussion, Halverson advocates integrating an artistic, maker mindset throughout the curriculum. The process of art-making surfaces expertise and misunderstandings in a powerful way that enhances learning of complex concepts in math, science and more. Practices like improvisation and embracing failure are key for developing critical thinking. Don't miss these key takeaways on transforming education through the arts: 👉 Center art-making experiences as core to human learning and development 👉 Take an asset-focused approach by having students create artifacts 👉 Emphasize collaboration, innovation and learning from failures If you care about the future of education and preparing the next generation, this is an insightful conversation you won't want to miss. Like, share and subscribe!