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Arts Education Resources
The New Mexico Public Education Department Arts Standards Page
Provides viewing and downloading of the Arts Education Standards & Benchmarks, Sample Lessons, Resources, and Performance Standards.Elementary Fine Arts Education Program
This page gives information about the Elementary Fine Arts Education Program, including the application and guidelines.Americans For The Arts and Arts Education Resources for Public Schools
This is a must-see site on the tour of on-line arts education resources. As a national organization whose mission is to make the arts more accessible to people of all ages, Americans For The Arts has developed a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate Web site with a category devoted entirely to arts education. This site provides a national inventory of arts education alliances as well as information about upcoming events in the field of arts education. An on-line clearinghouse for arts education research and publications lets you access and purchase books, articles, speeches, and book excerpts on topics relating to the arts and education. Be patient - Americans For The Arts is still improving the performance of this database and at times it can be quite slow. The site also disseminates information on issues ranging from funding and legislation to conferences and technical assistance opportunities for artists and arts organizations working with young people. You'll spend hours exploring all that this site has to offer, not to mention its 17 active listservs and hundreds of links to member organizations and arts education sites throughout the United States.Arts Edge
As one of the first educational web sites with almost ten years of history online, ArtsEdge provides invaluable resources and information relating to the arts and education. This site has had a recent face-lift, so don't be dismayed to find yourself in new terrain - the site is easy to access, complete with a site map and a "where did it go?" section for viewers familiar with the previous site structure. ArtsEdge's colorful, dynamically-designed site draws you to three main categories of information: NewsBreak, highlighting current events relating to arts education and linking to several educational indices; Teaching Materials, providing standards-based curricula for all disciplines and subject matter for K-12 classes, and inviting artists and teachers to submit examples of effective arts integration lessons; and Professional Resources, featuring best practices, arts education overviews and reviews, and advocacy resources. ArtsEdge also boasts six listservs, offers information about job opportunities, grants, funding, fellowships, and upcoming events and professional development opportunities, and links viewers to an array of other online arts education sites. Artists, educators, and practitioners alike can learn from this site while also contribute to it through its wealth of online forums, resources, and curriculum information and exchange. Definitely check out ArtsEdge - you'll never want to leave!Evaluation Handbook
This is an excellent primar on evaluation from the W K Kellog Foundation.Resources: Arts integrated Schools
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The A+ Schools Program is an approach to teaching and learning grounded in the belief that the arts can play a central role in how children learn. It represents a viable option for schools seeking a focus based on similar beliefs. A+ schools cover the North Carolina Standard Course of Study through interdisciplinary thematic units, combined with arts integration and hands-on, experiential learning, including daily arts instruction by arts teachers. A+ schools also develop strong partnerships with parents, area cultural resources, local colleges and universities, and the media. The A+ approach to learning is based on Howard Gardner's extensive research on multiple intelligences and is also supported by recent brain research and other theories of intelligence. A+ schools combine interdisciplinary teaching and daily arts instruction, offering children opportunities to learn through all the ways in which they are able. The arts are taught daily to every child: drama, dance, music and visual arts at least once each week. Teaching the required curriculum involves a many-disciplined approach, with the arts continuously woven into every aspect of a child's learning.
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The Whole Schools Initiative is about comprehensive school reform using the arts, and requires a strong five-year commitment from the school and district. It is expected that school districts and the communities in which they exist will continue to support their Whole Schools project site after the five years is complete. Unlike the other grant categories, Whole Schools offers, indeed requires, a training component. The initiative is open to elementary and middle schools, with the prospect of expanding to high schools in the future. The goal of the initiative is to educate every child in a school in and through the arts. All members of the school community play an important role in this initiative: the superintendent, the principal, arts and classroom teachers, students, parents, community organizations, local artists and businesses.
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Also see our Arts Education Links and our Arts Education Lesson Plans pages for more resources.
Thank you to Adelma Aurora Roach, Arts Learning Coordinator, Santa Fe, New Mexico, for her assistance in compiling these and other resources on this site.
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