WVDE ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE
November 19, 2014
*New items are listed in red.
CONTENTS:
I. NEWS
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
V. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
VI.RESOURCES
I. NEWS
Kanawha County Schools Swing Sing
On Sunday Nov.16, Kanawha County Schools annual Swing Sing was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, WV. All eight county high school show choirs performed for a very large and enthusiastic crowd of supporters. Schools that participated were Nitro, Herbert Hoover, Riverside, George Washington, Sissonville, South Charleston, St. Albans, and Capital. This event is a non-competition showcase where groups have the chance to perform in front of an audience before their busy competition seasons begin. Different styles of song were presented including contemporary hits like Bruno Mars’ “I Wanna to be a Billionaire” and “Royals” by Lorde - to older classics Like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Danny Boy”. Over 350 students participated in Swing Sing this year as the event marked its 40th anniversary! Ticket proceeds were divided among the eight vocal music departments and are used to directly benefit the students of Kanawha County. For more information about this event, please contact Mark Davis at .
VH1 Save the Music Foundation Grants
West Virginia Division of Culture is nearing their goal of providing musical instruments to middle schools in all of the state’s 55 counties. Since 2010, Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith has shepherded partnerships to place $1.53 million worth of instruments in 51 middle school band rooms in 40 West Virginia counties by identifying organizations and individuals willing to donate $15,000 to match a like amount from the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. Each school receives 11 clarinets, eight flutes, six trumpets, four trombones, three alto saxophones, a bass drum and stand, one bell kit, one snare drum and stand, one set of bass drum mallets, one set of bell mallets, 16-inch hand cymbals and one set of cymbal straps and pads. Any traditional West Virginia public elementary or middle school that has a certified music teacher and wants to build its instrumental music program may qualify for the program. Eight new schools joined the ranks this fall: Bruceton School in Preston County, Chapmanville Middle School in Logan County, Park Middle School in Raleigh County, Ritchie County Middle School in Ritchie County, Calhoun Middle/High School in Calhoun County, Mountain View Elementary and Middle School in Monroe County, Williamson PK-8 in Mingo County and Crum Middle School in Wayne County. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in America’s public schools and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child’s complete education. To date, it has provided more than $51 million in new musical instruments to 1,900 public schools in more than 100 cities across the country, impacting the lives of more than 2.3 million children. To learn more about the VH1 Save The Music Foundation visit www.vh1savethemusic.com or contact program contact Caryn Gresham, deputy commissioner, at (304) 558-0220 or .
Arts Alive Facebook Page
Check out the Facebook page for information on Henry Winkler’s recent visit to Ripley, WV and the amazing art work of teacher, Debbie Kalt Sisson!
Do you have photos or experiences you would like to share or arts events happening in your school/community? ‘Like’ the West Virginia Arts Alive Facebook page and tell us about them! You can also send information directly to Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Arts Coordinator, and your news, photos and events will be posted .
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
WV Reading Association
The WV Reading Association’s 59th Conference will be November 20 - 21, 2014 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The theme this year is Reading with the Arts: Off the Charts. For more information, please visit http://www.wvreading.com/
On behalf of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
WV Symphony Opportunities
GRADES 9-12
WV high school instrumental students are encouraged to apply for the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship through the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. This is a unique opportunity for students to get behind the scenes and on the stage with a professional orchestra. Applications are due by Friday, November 21 at 5:00 p.m. More information is available at http://wvsymphony.org/education/fellowships
GRADES K-8
Transportation and admission funds are still available for field trips to see and hear Rumpelstiltzkin: Straw Into Gold. Presented in Charleston and Morgantown by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, this Young People’s Concert is recommended for grades K-8. For details, see calendar of events for November 18-19 in Charleston and November 20 in Morgantown at http://wvsokids.org/ Curriculum materials are aligned with Next Generation Standards.
For more information about either of these opportunities, contact Betty King,
Arts Alive is Friday, April 3, 2015!
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charleston, WV.
Start planning now!
· ANY K-12 West Virginia arts teacher can submit work. You are not required to be a member of a professional organization to have work considered.
· Every arts discipline (Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts) now has an alternative submission process.
· All Arts Alive Submission Guidelines are posted! Please visit the Arts Alive web page http://wvde.state.wv.us/arts-alive for detailed information.
Arts Alive continues to grow, evolve, and discover new ways to showcase outstanding arts education programs and student achievements.
Spread the word. Be part of the Arts Experience!
Remember: There is no longer a requirement or pre-requisite that teachers must belong to their professional organization to submit work for consideration. Any arts teacher (Pre-K-12; Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts) can submit work for consideration in Arts Alive.
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
· PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
· STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Be sure to contact your professional associations to register for professional development, conferences, and workshop opportunities.
National Dance Education Organization
OPDI-M1: Pedagogy - Learning Styles and Theories(Nov. 17 to Dec. 14). This Mini Course explores some of the educational theories that dance educators apply in the classroom and studio. A working knowledge of this material allows students to develop a tool kit of teaching approaches, which serves the educational needs of the students in their studios and classrooms. Each theory is accompanied with specific applications, usable in all teaching environments. In succession, this course will explore the work of Muska Mosston's Spectrum of Teaching Styles, Bloom's Taxonomy, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick's Habits of Mind, and Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.For more information, visit: www.ndeo.org
National Dance Education Organization’s Online Professional Development Institute
Fall 2014 Online Dance Education Courses
http://www.ndeo.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=159911
WV American Choral Director's Association
WV American Choral Director's Association winter conference (All State Chamber Choir, All State Middle School/Junior High Choir and Collegiate Honor Choir) will be Jan. 29-31st, 2015
Registration deadlines for Chamber Choir auditions and Jr/Middle School registration is October 17th. For more information, please visit http://www.wvacda.org/conference/index.html
Connecting Practice, Measurement, and Evaluation
The Fifth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education (ISAME)
February 18-21, 2015
Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
For more information, visit: http://reg.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/ISAME
West Virginia Music Educator’s Association
WVMEA 2015 Conference Dates: March 11-13, 2015 at the Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. For more information, http://wvmea.org/
NAfME National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, October 26-29th, 2014. For more information, http://www.nafme.org/
WV Thespian Festival
Festival dates: March 26-28 at the Culture Center in Charleston, WV.
For more information, visit http://www.wvthespians.com/page/page/5784412.htm
· OTHER TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
On behalf of Douglas Parks
WV Middle School Theatre Directors
December 20th at 1:00 there will be an organizational meeting at Blennerhassett Middle School to discuss networking and support opportunities for one another. Please join us!
For more information, contact or 304 863-3356 ext 112 or see the attached invitation.
On behalf of Mark Davis
Percussion Workshops
Mark Davis will be presenting two percussion workshops on Saturday Dec ember 6th at the Lewis Theatre in Lewisburg, WV. On Sunday Dec. 7th, he will be facilitating a presentation geared to teachers onConcentration, Cooperation, and Creative Learning. These workshops are open to the public and sponsored by the Trillium Arts Collective. For more information, please visit http://www.trilliumperformingarts.org/.
WVSU Film Fest Submissions
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is looking for the next Steven Spielberg to be featured during its annual film competition. This week the university announced a casting call for West Virginia high school students and college students to submit a film or video project for the 3rd Annual Tower Awards for Student Film and Media Arts.
All submissions must be received by December 12, 2014 with the appropriate entry form, a $5 entry fee and a digital file. Submissions must have been produced during active school enrollment and completed after August 1, 2013. For an official entry form, please click the following link: Entry Form. For more details, please visit the official website at WVSU Film Festival or the Facebook page Tower Awards.
West Virginia’s Poetry Out Loud Contest
Poetry Out Loud is a national contest in which high school students memorize and recite poetry for an audience. The competition begins on a school-wide level, with the winners at each school advancing to the statewide competition held at the Culture Center in Charleston. For more information, please visit http://www.wvculture.org/arts/pol/ or contact WV Poetry Out Loud Coordinator, Jim Wolfe .
Important Dates:
December 1, 2014 / Last day to register school with Arts in Education CoordinatorJanuary 15, 2015 / Last day to hold school contest
January 30, 2015 / Last day to register school champion and teacher with Arts in Education Coordinator
March 6-7 2015 / State Finals held at the Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia
On behalf of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame:
Traveling Museum
The WVMHoF’s Traveling Museum is housed in a 28–foot, handicapped accessible trailer. Inside, students experience the rich variety of West Virginia music through instruments, memorabilia, historical photographs and documents.The presentation also includes a session with the WVMHoF’s Interactive Map, a county–by-county, touchscreen map of West Virginia that includes bios, photos and videos/soundclips of 200 notable musicians from the Mountain State. On board the Traveling Museum is the WVMHoF’s unique “make your own CD” studio. The recording studio allows selected students to record a song - and leave with a CD of their performance. For more information, contact Sherry Hobbs or 304-342-4412.
· EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES OF INTEREST, BLOGS AND NEW PUBLICATIONS
West Virginia Reading Association
The focus of studies and research for this year’s WVRA conference is reading in the arts. From time to time, the members of the committee share information which may be helpful to classroom teachers.The attachment, “Closing Reading with a Song” was contributed by committee member, Sherry Craigo.
Great ideas! For more information, please visit http://www.wvreading.com/
The Importance of Art in Child Development
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-importance-of-art-in-child-development/
Arts Blog (various posts)
http://blog.artsusa.org/category/arts-education/
A Time to Validate the Importance of Hope
In case you missed this... The U.S. Department of Education posted a great piece on the arts, the opportunity gap, and the power of hope in honor of National Arts in Education Week (Sept. 14-21). Check it out herein the Office of Innovation and Improvement's blog.
U.S. Department of Education Awards $13.4 Million in Grants to Enhance Arts Education
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-134-million-grants-34-organizations-enhance-teach
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARTS
In March 2014,Americans for the Arts(AFTA)AFTA released a report on the arts and creative industries. Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Artsuses Dun & Bradstreet business and employment data to illustrate the scope and importance of both the nonprofit and for-profit arts industries. These reports can be localized to any state, county, congressional or legislative district in the country.
V.FOR YOUR INFORMATION
On behalf of Barbara Yurick
Smart Moves for Education and the Arts
Barbara Yurick and her son Sam Yurick have collaborated to connect children’s literature with ipad technology, math, science, creative movement and dance, visual art, music. The program is standards based. The program is based on an original children’s book written, illustrated, and composed by Sam Yurick on ipad. Drawing and music are explored on ipad. Creative movement and dance classes weave dance into the story. Students are lead through a presentation of the story for the school and guests. Presenters Barbara Yurick and Sam Yurick are available to provide Teacher Training to lead students through the program, or to provide sessions for students. Flexible programming is available for one day workshops or several day intensives. It is designed for 2nd or 3rd grades. Other arts integration programs are available. For more information contact: Barbara Yurick .
NDEO Announces Thank A Dance Teacher Day!Social Media Day of Giving on 12.2.14
NDEO will kick-off “Thank A Dance Teacher Day,” a social media, giving campaign to celebrate dance education. This is a first-of-its-kind effort to inspire fundraising and social action for dance education on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.NDEO is urging dance enthusiasts of all kinds (dancers, students, teachers, dance dads & moms, fans, etc.) to take the “Thank A Dance Teacher Challenge” on December 2, 2014 by (1) donating to NDEO and (2) posting a dance video or “unselfie” (the opposite of a selfie) on social media.All media shared in conjunction with “Thank a Dance Teacher Day” should include #ndeothanks.
To read the full press release, clickhere. To visit the Thank A Dance Teacher Day webpage, clickhere.
On behalf of David Scherrick, President -WV Society of General Music
We are currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Music Educator of the Year. This is a distinguished honor bestowed upon one teacher each year on behalf of the West Virginia Society for General Music and the West Virginia Music Educators Association. All music educators who teach general music K-8th Grades in WV schools and are members of NAfME are eligible. Please take a moment to complete the attached form and recognize hard working music educators in your area. A letter of recognition and formal application will be sent to them upon receipt of their nomination. Please note that nominations must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2014.