Category: Articles
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Healing Through Creativity
Trauma Survivors and Supporters of Survivors of Trauma are invited to share art, music, writing,poetry and other creative forms at the Healing Through Creativity Festival. When: October 10 -19, 2008Where: West Virginia State University, WV, USA http://www.healingthroughcreativity.org/ We open our hearts to support those who are making their way through the various stages of recovery…
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Disrupting Class-Chapter 7- Improving Education Research
Why include a chapter on research? “Rather than compare the average performance of one set of schools, students, or methods against others, our approach is to examine the state of education through the lenses of (our) theories of innovation in order…to describe the process by which education research can become capable of predicting which innovations…
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Equipping Kids with 21st Century Learning Tools
West Liberty State University made news last week regarding their provision of a laptop for each incoming freshman. In today’s multi-disciplined, team-oriented, task-centric learning environment, a laptop is what a pencil and paper were in prior generations. It’s important to note that technology doesn’t necessarily make kids smarter, but technology facilitates the kind of learning…
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Resources for Creative Projects
Mary Hunt-Lieving of the Benedum Foundation wanted to share the following opportunities for organizations seeking financial support for their creative inititiaves. Thank you Mary! Seed Money for Innovative Projects Sparkplug Foundation The Sparkplug Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music…
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Catching Creative Economy Dreams
There are a handful of creative economy pioneers in West Virginia who are still going strong. Scot Jackson and his Dreamcatcher web services firm, launched in Charleston in 1996, are certainly among those who have blazed the high-tech trail within this industry segment. Scot and his growing staff were profiled in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. We’re…
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Appy + World = Culturefest 2008
Culturefest is a world music and arts festival at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, WV, which celebrates the culture of Appalachia alongside that of the nations of the world. The goal of the festival is to promote respect and understanding, with music and art being the bridge. The festival offers world music, hip…
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New Songs, New Talent Found by WV Group
For the past seven years, NewSong has been a highly respected source for discovering, nurturing and launching new singer-songwriter talent to the world. Through an array of contests, events and academies, NewSong encourages new musical artists to spread their wings and reach new heights. NewSong, which is owned by investors in West Virginia and New…
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Got Funding?
Do you have a great idea or project that needs financial support? A new business? A public-private partnership that needs some investment? The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with Create WV, is holding an exciting “seed capital matchmaking” event at the 2nd Annual Create WV Conference at Snowshoe Mountain Resort on Wednesday, October…
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WV Companies Earn Badge of Growth Honor
To be the top 500 in anything in this world, you have to be pretty good. While the Fortune 500 is the most respected list of large corporations, the Inc. 500 is the prestigious of the fastest-growing small companies. Such names as Microsoft, E*Trade and Domino’s Pizza are just a few of the now-large companies…
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Disrupting Class-Chapter 6 “Language Dancing”
Dr. Johnson was kind enough to send me a new book so I am back on track with chapter summaries. This chapter discusses changes that must occur before school starts, during ages 0-4. A chapter on early childhood education may seem out of place, more appropriate for a textbook on parenting or child development. But…