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Jensen, Mishan; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2020
This report examines the impact of Creative Teaching techniques on students' academic growth on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) reading and math tests from 2016-2017 to 2017-2018. Statistically significant growth on STAAR reading was found for students who had teachers who were moderately competent at Creative Teaching…
Descriptors: School Districts, Creative Teaching, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement
Andrews, Melissa; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly; Zhao, Hui – Online Submission, 2019
AISD promotes access to sustained learning for all students in music, visual art, drama, and dance. This report discusses the relationship between sequential fine arts participation and student outcomes for the school year 2017-2018 and how the relationships differ based on student characteristics (i.e., race, ethnicity, special education status…
Descriptors: School Districts, Fine Arts, Music Education, Art Education
Andrews, Melissa; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly; Zhao, Hui – Online Submission, 2019
AISD promotes access to sustained learning for all students in music, visual art, drama, and dance. This research brief summarizes key points from the full report (published separately) which discusses the relationship between sequential fine arts participation and student outcomes for the school year 2017-2018 and how the relationships differ…
Descriptors: School Districts, Fine Arts, Music Education, Art Education
Wang, Crystal; Christian, Cinda; Hasty, Brent; Williams, Holly; Andrews, Melissa; Green-Otero, John – Online Submission, 2017
The Creative Learning Initiative (CLI) is a community-wide effort to bring creative learning and the arts to each and every student in Austin. Lead by MINDPOP, the City of Austin, and the Austin Independent School District (AISD), CLI designs systemic and sustainable programs that integrate creativity, creative teaching strategies, and the arts…
Descriptors: School Districts, Creativity, Creative Teaching, Program Evaluation