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This online newsletter from ACA is
published periodically and intends to provide you with current, important
information from the field of Arts Learning and to support vital,
substantive arts learning throughout the State. Please feel free to send
your comments and requests for content information. We look forward to
serving your arts learning interests and needs.
Teaching with Passion: Advice for Young Educators
"For more than forty years, Jonathan Kozol has taught in, worked with,
and written about America's inner city public schools. His straight talk
in best-selling books such as Savage Inequalities and Amazing Grace has
made him a hero of many teachers, and he fiercely opposes government
policies he believes perpetuate educational inequities.... He also
seized the opportunity to opine on what he considers two of the biggest
problems facing public schools today: staggering attrition rates among
new teachers and the rigid instructional methods many schools employ
because of federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Passionate,
committed educators can attack inequity, he said, and he offered his
audience of nearly 1,100 teachers, mentors, school leaders, and
researchers advice for building relationships, fostering creativity, and
standing up for their students."
http://www.edutopia.org/jonathan-kozol-advice-teachers
"Public Art" and "Projecting Persona"
activities that teachers or parents of elementary and secondary students
can use to prepare children to explore public and visual art at the
Tempe Center for the arts, to focus children's attention during a visit
and to plan an artwork for a specific place after their visit. The
lesson plans are available online and include PowerPoint presentations
and handouts. All lessons are free and were prepared by Arizona State
University Professor of Art Mary Erickson, Ph.D., with Arizona art
teachers Nancy Feiring and Roxie May-Thayer.
www.tempe.gov/tca/gallery/education/
http://www.tempe.gov/tca/gallery/education/
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Teaching Artists as Advocate Webinar Online
Did you miss the Keep Arts in Schools
kick-off Webinar? No problem! Click
here
to view it today and hear Sabrina Klein from California's
Alameda County Alliance for Arts Learning
Leadership
and Steve Busa from
Arts for Academic Achievement
in Minneapolis
discuss the role teaching artists play in keeping arts in schools.
Arts Education Summit Video
Take a look at this video of a one day Arts Education Summit in San
Diego, CA. Hosted by Center ARTES at California State University
San Marcos, the second annual San Diego County Arts Education Summit
took place Saturday, Nov. 17 The conference, jointly presented by
Center ARTES, The San Diego County Office of Education, and Americans
for the Arts, brought together artists, educators, administrators,
parents, and advocates to focus on ways to ensure that all children
receive the most effective and comprehensive arts education possible.
http://emmy.csusm.edu/centerartes/centerartes.wmv
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Guiding Principles for After-school Programs Serving Preteens
"Successfully navigating early adolescence depends largely on access to
safe and engaging activities and supportive relationships with adults.
Public/Private Ventures offers this research and guidance on what works
to create quality after-school programs and spark positive outcomes for
young teens." Commissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation for
Children's Health, P/PV developed this publication, "Putting It All
Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving
Preteens," along with a companion Resource Guide that includes tools and
links to research.
URL: http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/publications_description.asp?search_id=20&publication_id=234
Referred by: Connect for Kids
Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Technology Resources
This is a new resource that helps afterschool practitioners locate and
make informed choices about high-quality technology resources to enrich
their programs. The database represents a wide variety of resources,
from activity guides to online games to software packages, that can
support compelling learning experiences in informal settings. Go to.
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/guide/technology/
After-schools Investments Project Offers New Resources
"Afterschool Investments, a technical assistance provider for Child Care
and Development Fund grantees, among other state and local leaders, has
announced four new resources to assist in afterschool programming
development. In support of these efforts, Afterschool Investments
released the following reports: 'Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote
Quality in Afterschool Programs'; 'School-Age Children in Regulated
Family Child Care Settings'; 'Building Professional Development Systems
for the Afterschool Field'; and 'State Child Care Subsidy Administration
Policies for School-Age Children.'"
URL: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/
New Technology Curriculum Database Created by YouthLearn
YouthLearn has launched of a website for educators seeking technology
curriculum for their programs. After-school Curriculum Choice:
Technology Resources is a project of the YouthLearn Initiative and the
U.S. Department of Education-funded National Partnership for Quality
After-school Learning at SEDL. This collection of resources is designed
to help practitioners locate and make informed choices about
high-quality technology resources to enrich their programs.
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/guide/technology/
More Time for Teens—Frequency, Intensity and Duration—in Boys & Girls
Clubs
"Mounting evidence suggests that sustained participation in structured
out-of-school-time activities is key to healthy development and positive
outcomes for youth. Thus, strategies for promoting and maintaining youth
engagement, particularly as youth gain independence during the middle
and high school years, are of increasing interest to program operators
and funders. P/PV explores what it takes to involve teens in positive
out-of-school-time activities in a new report, More Time for Teens,
written midway through a three-year longitudinal evaluation of the role
Boys & Girls Clubs play in the lives of the youth they serve."
URL: http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=8#pub231
Referred by: HCHY List: Resources on assets and service-learning
After-School Programs Study: Students in After-School Programs Do
Better
The results of a seven-year study indicate that middle school students
in Boston public schools enrolled in extended-learning after-school
programs outperformed peers who were not involved with such programs.
http://www.policystudies.com/studies/youth/Citizen%20Schools%20Phase%20V%20report.pdf
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American Alliance for
Theatre and Education 2008 Conference
Walking the Dream: Creating Footprints in the Arts of
Theatre and Education
July 23-27, 2008 * Atlanta, GA. For conference details and online
registration visit
http://www.aate.com/conference08.html
International Professional Development Opportunity in Arts Integration
The Artist/Teacher Institute International (ATI International) is a
project of Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance and the Maryland
State Department of Education. ATI International is a week-long
residential program in Adelphi, Maryland, from July 20-26, 2008.
Participants attend performances, discussions, and hands-on workshops
that enable them to explore the various roles of dance, music, theatre,
and visual arts in teaching and learning. The arts are discussed as
separate content areas as well as the manner in which they can be
integrated with other academic subjects. ATI International is open to
educators from within and outside the United States. For a program
brochure and registration form,
Click Here.
National Arts Education Training on System Change
Americans for the Arts annual arts education conference takes place this
year in Philadelphia, PA, June 20-22, 2008. The conference features
research and coaching on systemic arts education change, including new
creative workforce research, RAND research on systemic provision of arts
education, and Dick Deasy discussing arts education in his final weeks
as director of the Arts Education Partnership. For the first time ever,
Americans for the Arts will host the Teaching Artist Strand at the
National Convention - a program for and by teaching artists, in
partnership with the Dana Foundation. For more information,
Click Here.
Free
Community Action Webinar
Igniting Community Action for Arts Learning will feature field experts
who will share first hand accounts of how community engagement has
impacted arts learning. May 29.
(PDF)
http://www.keepartsinschools.org/Webinar/communityengagement_flyer.pdf
After-School Program Professionals Conference
National Institute on Out of School Time Summer Seminars 2008 for
After-school Program Professionals; July 14-17, 2008; Boston, MA.
http://www.niost.org
Google Teacher Academy
Offers FREE Professional Development
The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience
designed to help K-12 educators get the most from innovative
technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where
participants get hands-on experience with Google's free products and
other technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies,
receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an
innovative corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants
become Google Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other
K-12 educators in their local region. The event will be held June 25,
2008 but the deadline to apply is May 28. To learn about the
requirements and apply online go to
http://lists.phoenix.gov/t/38669/5794/345/0/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tL2VkdWNhdG9ycy9ndGEuaHRtbA%3d%3d&x=7799623f
Arts
Integration Professional Development Workshop
The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts will conduct an arts
integration workshop in the University Center on the campus of The
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on June 2-5, 2008. It is
designed for elementary school and middle school teachers, arts
specialists, teaching artists, and administrators. Art Tutorials
will explore arts-based strategies and processes integrated with other
content areas. Art Immersion Sessions will develop knowledge and skills
in dance, music, theatre, and visual art. Model Lessons followed by
deconstruction and analysis will demonstrate effective integration of
the arts. The registration fee is $300 per person, or $200 per
person for two or more from one school. A registration form with
detailed information is available on the Southeast Center website:
www.utc.edu/scea
2nd
Annual TCAP K-12 Administrator Courageous Creativity Conference
June
23-25, 2008, held at the
Disney Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim. This exciting
conference provides administrators with leadership supports for
standards based arts education and insight into arts careers in action.
Keynote speakers include Martin Sklar, Disney's "Imagineering
Ambassador" and international speaker on leadership and creativity, and
a special panel of Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Artists. The
conference includes behind the scenes tours of arts careers in action
and breakouts focused on supporting administrators in leading standards
based K-12 arts education. Register Early! Call 909-537-7542, or for
more information and a registration form.
Click Here
TCAP
Regional Centers: 2008 Summer PD Institutes and Programs
TCAP
regional centers offer customized professional development programs,
yearly institutes, leadership development, support for assessing and
developing arts education plan and programs, and other arts education
related services. Click
here
to find your regional TCAP Professional Development Center and
Summer 2008 Institutes and Programs.
Keep Arts in Schools
Webinar
"Igniting Community Action for Arts Learning", will be held on Thursday,
May 29, at 3 PM EST (2 PM CST, 12 PM PST). It will focus on how to
engage communities in the importance of arts learning. Hosted by
Alisa Kesten, Keep Arts in Schools Partner, and featuring field experts
McMickens, Executive Director of The DC Arts and Humanities Education
Collaborative, in Washington, D.C., and Erin Offord, Director of
Creative Communities, Dallas Arts Learning Initiative, in Dallas, Texas,
the discussion will include messages to use to sustain action and tips
for measuring the impact of community efforts. The event is free
and open to all who are interested.
You can register at:
https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/ae9u1cdvxl3/1y1sifkslsnl2.
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Arts Education in Schools and NCLB
The lead article broadly discusses arts education in schools. “Are the
arts and music essential components of an education that every child
must learn in school? Or are they enrichment activities that make school
more enjoyable, but fulfill a secondary role to reading, writing, and
math in the educational process?”
http://www.asbj.com/MainMenuCategory/Archive/2008/May/ArtsPlaceintheSchools.aspx
Speak Up For the Arts!
Cincinnati Education Television and the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
have developed a DVD called "Speak Up for the Arts". This advocacy tool
for arts education includes two videos: "Speak Up for the Arts", which
provides information about the impact of the arts on students and
schools, and "Advocate for the Arts", which provides practical
information for arts education advocates to use to establish
relationships with policy and law makers in Ohio to promote arts
education. This DVD was developed with financial support from the
Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation, the Ladistas and Vilma Segoe Family
Foundation, the Fine Arts Fund, and the BJ Connective Concepts. The CET
website also includes other information to support arts education.
http://www.cetconnect.org
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After-School Funding Tips
The After-school Alliance offers tips on funding after-school programs.
The After-school Alliance website deals with such topics as: Building
Sustainability; advocacy; site visits; tips on writing proposals; and a
database of funding sources.
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/funding_main.cfm
Grants for Arts and Education from Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble Corporate Contributions Program supports
organizations that focus on literacy, the arts or education (pre-K -
grade 12). Projects should reach a national audience, serve the greater
good nationally, offer opportunities for in-store events, and be able to
work with Barnes & Noble and other appropriate sponsors on promotion and
execution of the program. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. For
full program guidelines,
Click
Here
High School Art Teachers Fellowships
The Surdna Foundation is in its ninth round of the Surdna Arts Teachers
Fellowship Program, which supports the artistic revitalization of
outstanding arts teachers.
http://www.surdna.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=326426&attrib_id=12040
Dollar General Grant Program
The Dollar General Back-to-School Grants program provides funding to
assist K-12 schools in meeting some of the financial challenges for
their school library or literacy program.
http://www.dollargeneral.com/Community/Pages/GrantPrograms.aspx#backtoschoolgiving
After-School Music Education
The Mr. Holland's Opus Special Projects Program provides musical
instruments and instrument repairs to existing K-12 school music
programs that have no other source of financing to purchase additional
musical instruments and materials. Deadline: Aug 1.
http://www.mhopus.org/app_special_0.asp
Early Education Research Grants
The Foundation for Child Development announces a small grant for
researchers proposing to use one or more datasets from the PK-3 Data
Resource Center: The First Six Years of Schooling and Beyond. Deadline:
July 15, 2008.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/PK3/spotlight/rfp.html
Grants for Arts Education
Target Local Store Grants provide funds for arts and cultural
experiences for children and families. The maximum award is $3,000.
Deadline: May 31, 2008.
http://sites.target.com
Staples
Foundation Education Programs for Disadvantaged Youth
"This fund supports programs that provide job skills and/or education
for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.
Deadline: June 16."
http://www.staplesfoundation.org/
MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and MetLife Foundation
have announced the renewal of the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts
Education Program. The goal of the program is to enhance arts learning
in K–12 Public Schools by supporting exemplary Community School of the
Arts/Public School partnerships that:
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Serve large numbers of public school students during the school day
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Exemplify best practices in creating and sustaining effective
partnerships
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Provide pedagogically-sound arts education experiences
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Prioritize student learning and achievement; and
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Address national, state, and/or local arts education standards.
Grant application guidelines are available at
http://www.nationalguild.org/programs/partners.htm
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National
Youth Poetry Contest
The Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award is open to all high school students
across the country. The deadline for entering this annual contest is
June 1st.
http://www.teenreads.com/community/contests/seaman_poetry_award.asp
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2008 Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award
Winner
Alison Yurcak, a senior at Xavier College Preparatory Academy, was
awarded the 2008 Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement
Award by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), the highest
award given to students by NDEO. This award is given to a dance student
who has been inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts and
is nominated by their local honor society chapter sponsor at the school
level.
Katherine Lindholm Lane Arizona Dance Educator of the Year Award
Winner
April Leher was awarded this year’s Katherine Lindholm Lane Arizona
Dance Educator of the Year Award at the annual High School Dance
Festival held at South Mountain High School, March 29th.
Given in the spirit of Katherine Lindholm Lane and her dedication and
contributions to Dance Education in Arizona. April's accomplishments
include serving as a mentor, director, program coordinator, website
designer, spokesperson and dance educator. April has designed
innovative curriculum focusing on self-examination, peer assessment and
group/class inquiry strategies in the choreographic process.
Outstanding Young Educator Award
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is seeking
nominations for its Outstanding Young Educator Award. Deadline: August
1, 2008.
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.749fb3b35fb740a98d7ea23161a001ca/template.article?articleMgmtId=e87c3f4062520010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD
The Music
Center BRAVO Award Call for Nominations
Deadline: September 26th, 2008. Cash prizes awarded to honor excellence
and innovation in Arts Education in the categories of arts specialist,
generalist and schools. Please click
here
to visit the website and download a nomination form, or call Faith Davis
at 213-972-3387 for more information.
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West Valley Arts Council Big Read Jumpstart Workshop
The West Valley Arts Council is seeking your input for their 2nd Big
Read for "The Maltese Falcon" WVAC would like to get a jumpstart on
planning and has scheduled a meeting before orientation in Minnesota!
Your feedback is imperative at this meeting as it will give WVAC a
better sense of what programs to offer and key events they will host.
Please RSVP to Bernadette Mills at
bmills@westvalleyarts.org
for the June 4th meeting starting at 1 pm in the Hemingway Room at the
Maricopa County Library District 2700 N Central Suite 700 Offices are
located on the Westside of Central Ave between Virginia and Thomas Rd.
Present at
the Arizona Statewide Afterschool Conference
The annual Statewide Afterschool Conference is scheduled Saturday,
November 8 at the Mesa Convention Center. The conference committee is
accepting applications from individuals interested in presenting.
www.azafterschool.org/Conferences.htm
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Unifying The International Arts Associations
UNESCO held its first World Congress on Arts Education in Lisbon in
March 2006. A key element of that Congress was the announcement of a
Joint Declaration between the International Drama/Theatre and Education
Association (IDEA), the International Society for Music Education (ISME),
and the International Society for Education through the Art (InSEA) to
work together and to launch the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE).
http://www.insea-secretariat.org/wcs01.html
Study Finds Arts-Related Businesses Employ Nearly Three Million People
Nationwide,
Arts-related businesses in the country's largest cities represent 4.3
percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all jobs in the United
States, a new report from Americans for the Arts finds. Based on data
from Dun & Bradstreet and geo-economic analysis, the report, Creative
Industries 2008: The 50 City Report, finds that there are more than
612,000 arts-related businesses employing some 2.98 million people in
the United States, and that employment by arts-related businesses has
grown 11.6 percent in the past year - more than four times the increase
in overall employment growth. To read the article in full,
click here.
(Source: PDN News Alert)
Education’s Impact on Economic Development
Higher levels of cognitive skill, defined as “the performance of
students on tests in math and science,” play a major role in explaining
international differences in economic growth. The study is “Education
and Economic Growth.”
http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext/16110377.html
National Publication on Arts Integration
The Art of Collaboration: Promising Practices for Integrating the Arts
and School Reform by Andrew L. Nelson, AEP Associate for Research and
Policy is the second installment in AEP’s research and policy brief
series outlines promising practices for building community partnerships
that integrate the arts into urban education systems.
http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=35
Multimodal Learning Shown to Increase Achievement
"New research indicates that multimodal learning (using many modes and
strategies that cater to individual learners' needs and capacities) is
more effective than traditional, unimodal learning, reports Meris
Stansbury for eSchool News. According to recent research, adding visuals
to verbal instruction can result in significant gains in basic or
higher-order learning. In addition, it has been proven that students
taking part in a well-designed combination of visuals and text learn
more than students who experience only text-based learning. This poses a
direct challenge for schools, as they must figure out how to leverage
learning environments, teaching practices, curricula and resources that
conform to what is known about the limitations and capacity of human
physiology."
URL: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53243
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
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The Art of Collaboration: Promising Practices for Integrating the
Arts and School Reform
The Arts Education Partnership is pleased to announce the release of its
new publication by Andrew L. Nelson, AEP Associate for Research
and Policy. This second installment in AEP’s research and policy brief
series outlines promising practices for building community partnerships
that integrate the arts into urban education systems. The cost of The
Art of Collaboration: Promising Practices for Integrating the Arts and
School Reform is $5.00. To order or download the brief, visit the
AEP website at
http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=35
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Teaching Artist Roster
Application Now Available
The new Teaching Artist Roster identifies and promotes
high-quality artists who maintain active careers as teaching and
professional artists, and have expertise in collaborating with schools
and communities in learning experiences in, through, and about the arts.
New Teaching Artist Roster.
Are
you interested in becoming a Volunteer Panelist for the Arizona
Commission on the Arts? Or, are you interested in nominating
someone you think could make a valuable contribution to the panel
process?
Click here to download the new Volunteer Panelist
Nomination Form and Instructions.
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