How Should K-12 Educators Select and Evaluate Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum?

By: Dr. Yorel Lashley Introduction: Mobilizing Social-Emotional Learning Toward Vitality When I observe classrooms, I don’t look for compliance or assume that just because a class is quiet and orderly that students are engaged. I …

UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory is receiving an NEA Research Lab award to support a new study examining the value of community arts education initiatives. The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory—or Arts Collab—is housed in the …

Drum Power on Wisconsin Life

PLACE’s own Arts Director, Dr. Yorel Lashley, was profiled on the January 1st episode of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Television. In the feature, Dr. Lashley spoke of his journey to learn African Drumming and …