See what an outstanding event this was! It was broadcast and recorded by Live Stream and the entire event may be found here.  We especially commend the following videos to you:

Why Imagination? Finding the Key to Creativity, Innovation, and Competitiveness
America’s Imagination Summit, Lincoln Center Institute for Arts Education
This video features NCN Founding Chairman Sir Ken Robinson, Deepak Chopra, Vice Admiral Michael Miller and Bruce Vaughn of Walt Disney Imagineering.

 
John Wilson/Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation across Fields: How It Works, Why It’s Needed
America’s Imagination Summit, Lincoln Center Institute for Arts Education
This panel was a highlight of America's Imagination Summit.  The video begins with John Wilson of the National Education Association and then Scott Noppe-Brandon, Summit host, will introduce the panel to you. This video is a must see if you care about imagination, creativity, and innovation.

“Get Reel with Your Dreams”: Imaginative Videos by Award-Winning Students Sponsors’
America’s Imagination Summit, Lincoln Center Institute for Arts Education
Want to watch a video that demonstrates the power of imagination, creativity, and innovation to change lives? Watch this one, which features award winning youth from the "Get Reel With Your Dreams" project.

 

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Wisconsin Film Featured at Summit
See Hailey Lunborg's film about last year's Wisconsin Imagination Conversation, which was featured at America's Imagination Summit.

'Imagination Lessons' From LCI Now Available to the Global Curriki Educator Community
Marketwire
NEW YORK- "Curriki, the leading K-12 global community for creating, sharing, and finding open learning resources, and the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education (LCI), today announced that LCI's Imagination lessons, built upon LCI's Capacities for Imaginative Learning framework for student learning, will be freely available to the global Curriki educator community. The announcement was made today by Scott Noppe-Brandon, Executive Director, Lincoln Center institute at America's Imagination Summit, held at Lincoln Center where representatives from across the country are discussing ideas to revitalize American education."

Have you heard about the National Creativity Network?

The National Creativity Network believes in the power of imagination, creativity, and innovation and the need for transformation of our systems, institutions, and networks.  Read more!

Local Teams Guide Book Published

Thanks to a grant from the Dana Foundation, the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education has published The Creative Wisconsin Guide for Local Community Action Planning: A Toolkit for Communities Seeking to Advance the Arts and Creativity in Education.  This Guide Book provides valuable tools and processes for local teams - comprised of representatives from area businesses, schools, community groups, and cultural arts organizations – to improve arts and creativity in education in their communities. Click here to view a .pdf version of this new Guide Book.

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms (Sir Ken Robinson)

RSA

Have you seen RSA* Animate?  They are a mind treat and they have now animated Sir Ken Robinson, international creativity expert. Enjoy - and spread widely - RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms.  For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress.  Our approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and policy development with practical action.

Newsweek highlights "The Creativity Crisis" 

Our Task Force's Action Plan spoke of an "Urgency for Change."  A new Newsweek article calls it "The Creativity Crisis."  The hope is in school transformation.  Read on.

Download Action Plan Executive Summary
Click on the image to download the Executive Summary.

Download the Task Force Action Plan
Click on the image to download the entire report (4.3 mb).