WVDE ARTS EDUCATION UPDATE
August 4, 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
Do you have photos or experiences you would like to share from Arts Alive 2014 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 me and I will post your news, photos and events on social media. Send to .
II. TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Arts Alive 2015!
Start planning now! Arts Alive 2015 will be Friday, April 3rd at the Clay Center in Charleston, WV. Performances and exhibited art work in Arts Alive 2015 may still be selected from professional conferences, festivals and/or exhibits. However, every arts discipline (Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts) will now also have an alternative submission process for 2015. There will no longer be a requirement or pre-requisite that teachers must belong to their professional organization to submit work for consideration. Any arts teacher (Pre-K-12th grade) will be able to submit work for consideration in Arts Alive. The newly designed, permanent Arts Alive logo will be revealed and all submission guidelines will be available at the end of August. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to grow and evolve Arts Alive!
III. TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
· PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
AEP 2014 NATIONAL FORUM
Preparing Students for the Next America in and through the Arts
September 11-12, 2014 - Pittsburgh, PA
June 2: Early-bird registration opens
The role and contribution of the arts in preparing and supporting our nation's teachers and school leaders is one of three focus areas for the Forum. We also will focus on how arts-centered research, policy, and practice are responding to and helping to inform the transition to higher learning expectations for all students and the transformation of the teaching and learning environment. http://www.aep-arts.org/
· STATE AND NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Be sure to contact your professional associations to register for professional development, conferences, and workshop opportunities.
National Dance Institute's Fall 2014 Teaching Artist Training
Two-Week Intensive
Monday, September 8th - Friday, September 19th, 2014
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Fee: $1,000
NDI Teaching Artist Training is a ten-day immersion in National Dance Institute's renowned teaching techniques. Led by NDI's Master Teaching Artists, the training takes place in residence at a local partner school and at the state-of-the-art NDI Center in Harlem, giving participants hands-on experience working directly with children. Each year, professional artists and educators from around the globe participate in the training and emerge from this transformative experience with an advanced set of teaching tools and a deepened understanding of the power of the arts in education. NDI Teaching Artist Training includes daily teaching assignments, choreography workshops, stimulating group discussions, and presentations from leaders in education.
Address inquiries to Aileen Barry, .
APPLY ONLINE: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9fbg38rd9ac4d16&oseq=&c=&ch=
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
· OTHER TEACHER AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Appalachian Children’s Chorus is in Putnam County!
For more information, visit http://wvacc.org or contact Selina Cosby Midkiff at 304.343.1111, Please see informational flyer attached to the email.
Summer Music Class for Students:
On behalf of Professor Keith Jackson:
This summer the School of Music at West Virginia University is offering MUSC 100 Fundamentals of Music Theory, an-line course designed to help students majoring in music to prepare for their Freshman Theory class. Go to http://music.wvu.edu/future_students/music100 for more details.
Shakespeare for Festivall Fall in October!
Are your students studying Shakespeare this fall? As part of Festivall Fall, the Charleston Ballet will be doing a special student performance of ROMEO AND JULIET. A student performance of Shakespeare’s most popular love story, ROMEO AND JULIET will be offered to students in grades 6-12 on Thursday, October 23 at 11:00am in the Civic Center Theatre in Charleston, WV. Student ticket price is $5.00 with teachers/chaperones admitted free at the ratio of 1 teacher/chaperone for every 10 students. Additional chaperones tickets are $5.00. For more information or to request a copy of the ballet’s curriculum goals and objective, please visit www.thecharlestonballet.com or call the Charleston Ballet office at 304-342-6541.
The Festivall Fall committee will offer the American Shakespeare Center from Staunton VA performing HAMLET on Friday, October 24 for the general public at the Scottish Rite Theater. Tickets are $20. A workshop with the company will be held in Charleston with date/time TBD. For more information about the American Shakespeare Center located in Staunton, VA check out their website at: http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/
· EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IV. ARTICLES OF INTEREST, BLOGS AND NEW PUBLICATIONS
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.
Kandinsky on A Plate: Art-Inspired Salad Just Tastes Better
http://wvpublic.org/post/kandinsky-plate-art-inspired-salad-just-tastes-better
Jane Chu Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.gov/news/2014/jane-chu-confirmed-chairman-national-endowment-arts#sthash.OPm4l4RX.dpufChu confirmed chair
Ed Week Article Tracks changes in Standards Adoption Procedures Across the States
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/06/23/36stateboards.h33.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
ASCD Article: School Districts Reinvest in Music, Art, PE
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/23/323033486/to-boost-attendance-milwuakee-schools-revive-art-music-and-gym
Media Arts Website
http://www.mediaartseducation.org/
On the Edge of Chaos: Where Creativity Flourishes
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/on-the-edge-of-chaos-where-creativity-flourishes/
Why Extra Curricular Activities Are Not Extra
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/why-extra-curricular-activities-are-not-extra/
Why Kids Should Be Allowed to Act Out (Scenes) In Class
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/why-kids-should-be-allowed-to-act-out-scenes-in-class/
How Hip Hop Can Foster the Scientific Mind
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/how-hip-hop-can-foster-the-scientific-mind/
Evidence: A Report on the Impact of Dance in the K-12 Setting
http://documents.clubexpress.com/documents.ashx?key=EgOny09Mv0BbT%2fia65mtsgO76WIgoPNa7Ct5knjPF%2fNB9RfSyIF%2ftg%3d%3d
Standard Practice
http://www.dance-teacher.com/2014/05/standard-practice/
Golan Levin: Art That Looks Back At You
http://www.ted.com/talks/golan_levin_ted2009
Arts Integration from the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-washington/how-to-save-our-schools-t_b_5354342.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics
National Endowment for the Arts
Art Works Blog: A New Vision for Arts Education
http://arts.gov/art-works/2014/new-vision-arts-education
Evidence: A Report on the Impact of Dance in the K-12 Setting
http://ndeo.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=153248&sl=254424659
Arts Education for America’s Students: A Shared Endeavor
The State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE), in partnership with 12 national arts and education organizations, has released Arts Education for America’s Students, a Shared Endeavor, a statement outlining the importance of high quality arts education and those responsible for providing it to students. A Shared Endeavor articulates the purpose and value of arts education in the balanced curriculum of all students, asserts its place as a core academic subject area, and details how sequential arts learning can be supported by rigorous national standards and assessments. The statement, created over a 12-month period by the endorsing organizations, responds to the alarming marginalization of quality arts education in America’s schools in recent years, as funding, staffing, and school time has increasingly focused on tested subject areas. Acknowledging the long history and support for arts education by public and private partners, A Shared Endeavor defines what quality arts education looks like at the local level, encourages partnerships, and calls on organizations and individuals to actively support and promote:
· Policies and resources for arts education.
· Access to arts education for all students.
· Collaboration between school-based arts educators, other subject area teachers, and community-based artists and arts educators.
· Long-term advocacy partnership between all providers of arts education.
Link to document: Arts Education for America’s Students
Education Week article explores Common Core and the state of our states
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/01/08/15sessions_ep.h33.html?tkn=UZTFQVnOoSNtWB38mhRxSlzdg9smnSssh85w&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
Research Suggests Positive Impact of Music Education
http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/07/research-suggests-positive-impact-of-music-education/#more-15671
Roles of Certified Arts Educators, Certified Non-Arts Educators, & Providers of Supplemental Arts Instruction
This document reviews the ongoing discourse about arts education and presents recommendation for promoting universal access to high-quality arts programs (June, 2012).
http://seadae.org/Corporatesite/files/c8/c8ddc6ce-bbf6-467b-af6a-4a1d1eebe8d5.pdf
Master list of all websites showing state arts standards
Many thanks to John Letellier (Florida) for creating a master list of all websites showing state arts standards. Now, thanks to his hard work, you may download this list on the public side of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education website (SEADAE). If you are interested in learning more about what your colleagues are doing across the nation, go towww.seadae.org and click on "about us" and "regional representation."Below the link to the list you will find a list of states by Region and the SEADAE regional contact. Click on any state to access their arts standards.
V.FOR YOUR INFORMATION
THE NEW ARTS STANDARDS HAVE ARRIVED!
Point of Clarification: These are the newly launched, voluntary National Arts Standards. WV arts teachers are encouraged to use these as a valuable resource and a way to better understand what trends and priorities are happening in arts education at the national level. WV may or may not move to adopt these standards in the coming years.
To access the archival copy of the National Virtual Launch event:
https://citrix.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1036762
This link will remain active for one year until June 4th 2015
Please use the original link to the meeting. If you did not attend the event as audience, you will need to fill in the brief registration form. If you attended as an audience member, use the password you received when you logged in to the meeting.
MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
To more fully understand all the background and details of the new standards, please review the FAQ found here.
Why are arts standards important? For several reasons:
1. The arts are core subject areas. Education experts and policymakers consistently identify the arts as core subjects - i.e., subjects that all students need to study. Every school has a responsibility to ensure that all of its students master a core curriculum that includes the arts.
2. Arts standards identify what is important for students to know and be able to do in the artistic disciplines of dance, media arts, music, theater and visual arts. Practicing arts educators wrote the standards, with input from researchers and professional artists. This blend of classroom-based wisdom and scientific method enabled writers to craft challenging but developmentally appropriate standards for students at each grade and level.
3. Arts standards identify pathways for students to become creative thinkers, creative makers and creative responders to the world around them. As corporate leaders and policymakers demand a more creative and effective workforce, new arts standards define processes that cultivate our students' problem-solving skills for success in college, career and life.
4. Arts standards emphasize the collaborative nature of artistic production. Teaching the Core Arts Standards develops collaboration and communication - key components of the 21st Century skill set desired by employers and higher education.
5. Arts standards reaffirm the importance of a comprehensive education that extends beyond reading and math. While federal and state education policy supports a broad definition of education that includes the arts, narrow accountability systems too often shrink the scope of children's education to "basics." Arts standards support the comprehensive education that students need for a successful life and career.
As we enter the next phase of this work and beta test the new website, we invite you to try it out. Please visit www.nationalartsstandards.org to view more. As this is the preliminary launch of the website, be sure to continually check back for updates, improvement and additional ahead of the formal launch in October.
MusicFirst
MusicFirst is a complete online classroom for K-12 music education, with engaging content and integrated software that provides you with everything you need to teach music in a connected world. Be sure to check out the Support & Training tab! More info: https://musicfirst.com/splash
Music First Webinar:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13992573/MusicFirst%20overview%20webinar.mov
VI. RESOURCES
Americans for the Arts
2014 Live Webinar Season, On-Demand Webinars and Digital Classrooms
http://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/services-and-training/training-professional-development/webinars
Arts Education Partnership
Great resources!
Every young person in America deserves a complete and competitive education that includes the arts. America’s global stature, culture of innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit depend on the strength of a world-class education system. Perhaps now more than ever—as the country becomes increasingly diverse, the world more interconnected, and the workplace more oriented around technology and creativity—arts education is key to such a system and to ensuring students’ success in school, work, and life.
For this reason, the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) created ArtsEdSearch.org—the nation’s first clearinghouse of research examining the mounting body of evidence on the benefits of an arts education. Drawing on the research in ArtsEdSearch, this bulletin offers a snapshot of how the arts support achievement in school, bolster skills demanded of a 21st century workforce, and enrich the lives of young people and communities. Visit: http://www.aep-arts.org/publications-store/#id=1&cid=720&wid=401 to download or order this brochure.
Website: http://www.artsedsearch.org/
Website: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/series/arts-integration-beta/arts-integration-beta.aspx
NATIONAL COALITION FOR CORE ARTS STANDARDS – Wiki and Facebook pages
http://nccas.wikispaces.com
www.facebook.com/NationalCoalitionForCoreArtsStandards
LINKS TO WV ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
Dance: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.9.pdf
Music: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.10.pdf
Theatre: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.11.pdf
Visual Arts: http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.12.pdf
GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING A PROGRAM
Working with exemplary West Virginia arts teachers, the West Virginia Department of Education has prepared a guidance document intended to help guide schools and districts in providing rich arts experiences for their students. You may view the document here:"Building a Comprehensive Arts Program."