Evaluation Project

CMW’s evaluation project is shifting into high gear over the course of the next several months. Our fearless Phase III students have already piloted a round of “audio diaries” in which they talked with their teachers during each lesson about their practice work on a specific piece, and how their work at CMW impacts their lives outside CMW. The audio diaries project will be rolled out to include Phase I and Phase II students in the coming weeks. In addition, we’ll also be hosting a CMW Family Night on November 20th to talk with our families in our program about the role of CMW (and of the arts) in their lives, and about their social networks within and outside of CMW.

Our evaluation project is designed and supervised by Dennie Palmer Wolf, Senior Scholar at the Annenberg Institute and a Principal at WolfBrown. The goal of the project is to get a better understanding of how students’ engagement with CMW changes over time, and how this engagement affects their lives outside of CMW. Drs. Shirley Brice Heath and Eileen Landay have also made key contributions in the development of this exciting project.

-Chloe Kline, Writing Coordinator

Comments

[Dennie Wolf]

It was wonderful to have Arlyn, Rachel and Adrienne in the session in Philly. As young musicians with an interest in community work, theirs were key voices in a national conversation about the role of arts schools in building the resources of youth and families. You should have seen the people gathered around them at the end of the session.