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Research & Assessment

Big Thought has been performing research on creative learning supply, demand and quality in Dallas for more than 10 years. During that time, friends and partners both local and nationwide have joined us to observe and assess our progress.

PowerPoint for participants in the Arts Education Roundtable's Face to Face Conference.

PowerPoints from The Arts Roundtable in Charleston, South Carolina -- The morning sessions you can see here. The afternoon session you can see here.

Conferences – Have you been to a conference featuring one of our speakers lately? Email us to receive any presentations and other materials discussed.

Archive – For Thriving Minds Planning Research and older research reports and findings, please visit our Research Archive.

Our Research & Literature
How Others See Our Work
Summer Learning Report 2011 
© The Wallace Foundation   
Thriving Minds Summer Camp Report
Nonprofits and Evaluation: Evaluation as Part of a Learning Culture 

Creative Learning: People and Pathways   Banks Building Markets by Building Communities 

  Building a System of Opportunities for Creative Learning   City Schools: How Districts and Communities Can Create Smart Education Systems 

  Equity of Opportunity: Creative Learning Census   Texas New Step 

  Responding to and Building Demand: Arts Activities of Dallas ISD Students   360 Degrees of Literacy: A Look at a Community Partnership in Dallas 

  Improving Quality    Field Notes: Nurturing Young People's Creativity 

  Nurturing Creative Capital    Critical Perspectives: An Interview with Gigi Antoni, President/CEO of Big Thought 

  More than Measuring  
  Enriching Minds, Growing Our Future    

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Community Events

Library Live!

Various times and locations thoughtout Dallas. View bigthought.org/events for a complete schedule.

Saturday, April 28
2 p.m.
N. Oak Cliff Library
302 W. 10th St, 75208

Saturday, April 28
2 p.m.
Oak Lawn Library
4100 Cedar Springs, 75219

Saturday, April 28
3 p.m.
Preston Royal Library
5626 Royal Ln, 75229