Archive for May, 2010

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Conservatory Receives Award for Laptop Program

On May 21st, 2010 the Arizona Private School Association (APSA) honored the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences with a best practice award for its 1 to 1 laptop program.  In 2007, CRAS introduced a computer program that placed an Apple laptop in the hands of every student, dramatically enhancing the opportunity for learning, communication and [...]

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Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Meet Crystal Olson

We recently chatted with 2008 grad Crystal Olson about how she got started in her successful career as  manager of Groovemaster, one of the top studios in Chicago. When you first got to Chicago, was Groovemaster your first choice for an internship? My first choice was to intern at CRC (Chicago Recording Company) and I [...]

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Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Instructor Named to Apple Distinguished Educator Advisory Board

In 2009 CRAS instructor Robert Brock was accepted into Apple’s ADE (Apple Distinguished Educator) program which recognizes educators who integrate technology into the curricula and their learning environments in meaningful ways. Brock’s ADE application centered around the Conservatory’s integration of its 1:1 laptop program, where every enrolled student receives a MacBook computer. Brock has since been named [...]

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