Dr. Elliot Eisner to speak to school leaders, teachers
Contact: Shawna Browne (860) 987-6096; email: shawna_browne@bushnell.org
HARTFORD, Conn., September 26, 2002 - The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts will present a lecture and panel discussion featuring famed education expert Dr. Elliot Eisner. Eisner's lecture entitled "The Future of Educational Assessment: Responding to the No Child Left Behind Legislative Mandates" will take place Monday, October 14, 2002 from 9 a.m. to noon in The Bushnell's Belding Theater. Tickets are $25 and are on sale by visiting or calling The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or online at www.bushnell.org.
The lecture is part of a professional development session and is presented in collaboration with Regional School District 15 (Middlebury and Southbury Schools). And .2 CEU points will be awarded for those in attendance.
"We are excited to be teaming up with Region 15 schools to bring Dr. Eisner to The Bushnell," said Yolande Spears, Senior Director of Education and Community Initiatives at The Bushnell. "This is an important conversation for Connecticut's educational leaders, teachers and arts specialists."
Eisner's lecture will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Dr. John Feierabend (National Center for the Arts in Early Childhood Education at the University of Hartford), Dr. William Glass (Acting Superintendent of Danbury Public Schools), Dr. Sally Reis (Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut) and Dr. Betty Sternberg (Associate Commissioner at the Connecticut Department of Education).
About Dr. Elliot Eisner Since 1965, Elliot W. Eisner has been professor of education and art at Stanford University where he is known for his scholarship in three fields: arts education, curriculum studies, and educational evaluation. His research interests focus on the development of aesthetic intelligence and the use of critical methods from the arts in studying and improving educational practice. Dr. Eisner has lectured throughout the world and has published more than 15 books, including The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice, which explores the uses of critical methods from the arts in studying and describing schools, classrooms and teaching processes. Dr. Eisner is the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award from the American Educational Research Association, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Fulbright Fellowship. Professor Eisner has served as president of the National Education Association, the International Society of Education through Art, the American Research Association and is currently president-elect of the John Dewey Society.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts The Bushnell is Connecticut's premier performing arts center, hosting more than 450 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. In November 2001, The Bushnell completed a $45 million expansion project that added a second, 907-seat theater to the existing historic structure. The new, state-of-the-art performance hall allows for expanded arts, entertainment and community offerings. The Bushnell's nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), is a cross-community educational effort serving 40 schools in 17 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.