NCDPI ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE March 27 , 2009
“The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century.”
GOOD NEWS - we want to celebrate the many successes occurring in arts education in North Carolina ! If you have a “good news” item that you feel is appropriate to share with stakeholders throughout the state, please email the item to or . Submissions should be focused on arts education accomplishments (examples would include teacher of the year designation – system or regional; innovative programs; regional, state or national recognition, awards, honors; etc) and should be limited to 100 words or less. The Arts Education consultants have the editorial privilege to screen and/or edit items before publication.
WEST ROWAN HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PERFORMS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Recently the West Rowan High School Percussion Ensemble traveled to Reidsville, North Carolina to perform for three elementary schools in Rockingham County. The performances were sponsored by the Junior Service League of Reidsville. The high school students, led by West Rowan band director Daniel Trivette, performed on non-traditional, “found” instruments in the style of the performing group STOMP. During the concert, Mr. Trivette had the elementary students describe a percussion instrument, leading them to discover that a percussion instrument is something that makes a sound when it is struck. Encouraging the students to explore their homes in search of new instruments, the Percussion Ensemble used everything from pots, pans, spoons, milk jugs, a hand mixer, and a box of spaghetti to styrofoam cups, newspapers, phone books, posterboard and trashcans… or simply nothing at all other than their own bodies to perform. Selections were mostly rehearsed compositions by Row-Loff Productions but also included a fair amount of improvisation. As a follow-up to the concert, students at Lawsonville Avenue Elementary and members of the West Rowan Percussion Ensemble are integrating writing into their curriculum as they correspond with each other about the experience. The West Rowan Percussion Ensemble is the same high school group that traveled to local schools and retirement communities last spring performing on a Javanese gamelan from Indonesia and has a tradition of including unusual and unique percussion experiences in addition to their concert percussion studies.
ARNDT MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WINS PRIZE IN CRAYOLA CONTEST
Steven Hoke of Arndt Middle School recently submitted an entry into a Crayola contest using their new product called “shaper paper.” Hoke won 2nd place for his entry entitled “Ribbed Sunset Balloon.” The sculpture is hollow with a black wooden base. It was constructed from “shaper paper” wrapped around wire armature and was painted alizarin crimson and lemon yellow light hue. For winning 2nd place, Hoke will receive $250 worth of art supplies for the art department at Arndt Middle School. Hoke is a National Board Certified Teacher and strives everyday to inspire his students’ creativity through art. To view other entries visit: yola.com.
NEW THIS WEEK (Be sure to visit the links following this section to ac cess previously posted items which are now posted on the web):
PLAYING FOR CHANGE
Playing for change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.
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NC ARTS DAY 2009
May 5th & 6th - Schedule and On-Line Registration at www.artsnc.org/advocacy/artsday
MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH
March is Music In Our Schools Month? (MIOSM?), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. Don't miss the opportunity to celebrate MIOSM in your school and community! Visit the MIOSM page for activity ideas, advocacy resources including celebrity radio public service announcements, and more information: c.org/events/view/music-in-our-schools-month.
ATTENTION NC DANCE COMMUNITY:
The NCDA is now accepting proposals for dance classes, lecture/demonstrations, panels, and roundtable discussions for our 2009 Annual Event. The Event will take place in Charlotte, NC on October 24-25, 2009. Teaching Applications must be received by April 25, 2009. For more information and an application, please visit our website, at: ancealliance.org/annualevent.htm
2009 SARGENT ART BRIGHTER WORLD ONLINE ART CONTEST
"START WITH ART, LEARN FOR LIFE"
Sargent Art invites you to participate in a nationwide K-12 online art contest. Win a trip to New York art museums along with your student! Submit digital photographs of your student artwork at: gentart.com. Photographs of drawings, paintings, or collage made using watercolor, tempera paint, acrylic paint, liquid watercolor, crayons, colored pencils, markers, oil pastels, chalk pastels, chalk, glue or glitter glue. Three categories: elementary (k-5); middle (6-8); high (9-12). Prizes: top overall winner will win a trip to New York art museums along with one parent and the art teacher. Top elementary, middle and high school winner will each receive a winner's certificate and art supplies for the winner and art teacher. For details and instructions regarding submitting the digital entries online go to: gentart.com. Click on "art contest 2009" and select “brighter world online contest.” Deadline: May 31, 2009.
SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE THE R&D TEAMS OF THE FUTURE
During the ASCD annual conference session "Professional Learning Networks Using Web 2.0 Tools," presenter Meg Ormiston shared networking tools and big ideas. She covered a variety of professional learning networks and emphasized that harnessing the wisdom of crowds is the future of improving educational practices. An ASCD blog post highlights some of her ideas as well as the session's Wikispace. The post also asks readers how they are using Web 2.0 to network with colleagues, and what benefits, resistance or challenges have they witnessed among educators.
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ASCD UNVEILS INTERACTIVE PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT TOOL
ASCD launched PD In Fo c us, an interactive, Web-based professional-development product designed to enable educators to meet on-demand professional-development needs. "PD In Focus prepares, supports and extends powerful professional learning for each user," said Gene R. Carter, ASCD's executive director. "This product demonstrates our association's drive to bring effective PD to educators worldwide." d.org/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx
NCDPI STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY WRITING COMMITTEE SURVEY - ARTS EDUCATION
Please only complete this survey if you are interested in being considered as a member of the writing committee for dance, music, theatre arts or visual arts education. The survey may be accessed at: merang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228WYESMSS9. The survey will be closed on April 3, 2009.
NEEDED: DONATED USED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN NICARAGUA
World Missions Outreach is requesting donations of the following instruments: Trumpets, Trombones, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Flutes, Clarinets, Timbales, Kettle Drums- (Double drums -small), Base Drums-(Big Drums), Snare Drums-(Middle Drums),Maracas, and Xylophones to benefit children in Nicaragua. For more information about the organization, visit: c.org/. If you have instruments you would like to donate, or to organize an instrument drive to collect instruments for these needy children, please contact Ron McElrath at: 704 723-4845 (until 1:30 PM everyday) or 704 221-7978 (after 1:30 PM) or email: .
To access archived editions of the update, legislative updates, employment opportunities, teacher and student opportunities, funding opportunities, websites and other resources and the arts education exchange (ALL updated on a weekly basis), please visit the following links:
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE : updates on policy and law from the State Board of Education and the NC General Assembly
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2007/10/arts_education_5.php
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2007/10/arts_education_7.php
CALENDAR OF TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
rn n c.org/dpi/music/archives/2007/10/student_opportu.php
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2008/11/arts_education.php
WEBSITES AND OTHER RESOURCES
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2005/08/online_resource.php
FYI – ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM THE NCDPI UPDATE
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/200 9 /01/fyi_articles_of.php
ARTS EDUCATION EXCHANGE : rnnc.org/dpi/music/archive s /2008/ 1 1/arts_education_8.php
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ARCHIV ED EDITIONS OF THE NCDPI UPDATE
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2007/10/ n cdpi_arts_educ_3.php
NEW! ARTS EDUCATION AND 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS IN NORTH CAROLINA
rnnc.org/dpi/music/archives/2009/03/arts_education_9.php
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The Arts Education Consultants at the NC Department of Public Instruction make every effort to provide relevant, timely information to stakeholders collected from numerous state and national sources and listservs. The inclusion of items in this update does not imply the endorsement or verification of accuracy by this agency.
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