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Lessons in Learning—Learning and the arts: Can Mozart make you smarter?
Exposure to the arts is often credited with providing educational or intellectual benefits that extend beyond the artistic experience itself. While the evidence behind such claims is often shaky, there is good evidence that the arts can contribute to creating effective learning conditions.
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Are you a fan of CCL’s Aboriginal Holistic Lifelong Learning Models? Now you have a new place to express your appreciation—Facebook. CCL now has a Facebook page for its First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning Models, and it’s the perfect place for individuals and organizations to share their experiences using the innovative and internationally acclaimed models. Just click on the link, become a fan, and head to the Discussion Forum to share your experiences using the models; whether it’s related to teacher training, community planning, curriculum development, measurement purposes or simply personal reflections.
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Profiles in Learning: Buffy Sainte-Marie
She’s chummed around with Bob Dylan, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been made an officer of the Order of Canada. But Buffy Sainte-Marie’s proudest achievement to date is a digital learning resource that allows children of all backgrounds to learn what it’s like to grow up Aboriginal. In this article first published in November 2008, the artist recounts how she has tried to find a way to bridge the divide between two cultures.
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