Resources for Educators
Art, Artists, and Teaching
Art, Artists, and Teaching is a report highlighting a symposium held at Bennington College in the summer of 2002. Participants included scholars and practitioners from both the arts and education disciplines. To download the report at a PDF document, go to;
http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/ArtEd.pdf
Artists as Educators
Artists as Educators: Becoming Effective Workshop Leaders for Teachers, by John C. Carr and Lynne Silverstein, provides an introduction to designing professional development workshops for teachers of students in grades kindergarten through 12. The book focuses on the impact artists and arts educators can have when they help teachers develop skills in teaching in and through the arts. Order copies from the Kennedy Center Education Department at 202-416-8806 or download an order form at:
http://kennedy-center.org/education/partners
ArtsEdge
Produced by the Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge is an online tool for teachers to bring the arts into the classroom. Teachers can find lesson plans, audio and video files of performances and news related to art education.
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Arts for Learning
On this site you will find examples of arts programs, resources, and discussions that can support and animate teaching and learning.
http://www.arts4learning.org
Arts Strengthened in Standards For Teacher Preparation Programs
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted new program standards for the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential to go into effect in 2003. The new program standards are closely aligned with state-adopted content standards for students; as a consequence, they strengthen the visual and performing arts in the K-8 classroom. For more information, download an article written by Dr. Lee Hanson, CA Art Education Association, at:
http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs/artsed/artsednews/mstc.rtf
(RTF document)
Creating Capacity: A Framework for Providing Professional Development Opportunities for Teaching Artists
This is a set of assessment and planning tools for a group of administrators and teaching artists engaged in designing a professional development program for their organization. The purpose of Creating Capacity is to focus artists and arts organizations on philosophy, rationale and guiding questions that can inform the design of professional development to enhance artists' knowledge, skills, and understandings of working in educational settings. View the full text online at:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners/creating_capacity3.html
Creative Collaborations: Teachers and Artists in the Classroom, Pre-K through Grade 12
Published by CAAE and the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
This new publication provides a framework for effective collaboration between artists and teachers, for the benefit of their students. The focus is on the student, the teacher and the artist and what each brings to the learning environment in terms of expertise, responsibility and commitment. This book is an invitation to teachers and artists to work in a new way. Through collaboration, mutual teaching and learning, teachers and artists may uncover a rich opportunity to develop a discussion between two people who have a shared agenda, the development of children, but who typically work within different frameworks. Creative Collaborations can be purchased from the California Alliance for Arts Education for $15 (includes tax and shipping). Make checks payable to "CAAE" and write "Creative Collaborations" on your check. Mail to: CAAE, 495 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 626.578.9315.
National Board Certification for Arts Teachers
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers certificates for music and visual arts teachers. The Early and Middle Childhood/Art (EMC/ART) certificate is appropriate for teachers who teach students ages 3 - 12 and the Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/ Art (EAYA/ART) certificate is appropriate for teachers who teach students ages 11 – 18+. Both certificates are appropriate for teachers who know the making and content of music or the visual arts. It can take up to three years to earn national certification at a cost of $2,300. CA Dept. of Education fee subsidies and other funding sources are available.
http://www.nbpts.org/
Powerful Voices
The Surdna Foundation, established in 1917, serves programs in all art disciplines. Published by Surdna, Powerful Voices is a report comprised of findings from a recent initiative they supported which was geared towards teenagers, many of whom are at-risk. Go to http://www.surdna.org/documents/powerfulvoices.pdf
Project Zero
Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.
http://pzweb.harvard.edu
Start with the Arts
An instructional program for four-, five- and six-year-olds that uses the arts to assist young children, including those with disabilities, in exploring themes commonly taught in early childhood classrooms. http://www.vsarts.org/x577.xml
State Directories to Assist With Accessibility
The National Arts and Disability Center (NADC) released the State Resource Directories on ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliance and Technical Assistance. Each state has its own directory that contains listings of organizations and agencies that provide technical assistance regarding the ADA and the Arts. Included in these listings re disability agencies and organizations for creating an access advisory committee for conducting outreach to the disability community. Find the California directory at http://www.nadc.ucla.edu
Teaching Artist Journal
The new Teaching Artist Journal (TAJ) provides an ongoing professional development resource to clarify, enrich, and advance teaching artist research and practice. The publication is available as an online and print subscription. TAJ is published quarterly and takes submissions from contributors on a on-going basis. https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=1541-1796
TeachingArts.org
A "state of the arts" on-line arts resource center available for statewide use. Developed through an Arts Work grant from the California Department of Education, the site provides extensive resources for teachers, students, administrators, and the community as well as networking opportunities in assessment and model arts programs.
http://www.teachingarts.org
Thinking About Teaching Art?
Thinking About Teaching Art? Answers for High School Students, Parents and Counselors" is a new resource that focuses on what an art teaching career is like, what to look for in an art teacher preparation training program at the college level, and what qualifications to look for in the faculty. It also includes an overview of what to think about when you are looking for employment, and advice from students in art education programs that may also assist you in making some decisions. ISBN 1-890160-14-8; Price $4.00, NAEA Member Price $2.00. To order, call 800-299-8321 (8:30am to 4pm EST).
True Needs, True Partners
Published in 1998 and 2002 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, these reports examine the relationship between museums and schools. They provide survey results as well as a sampling of educational programs in a wide variety of museums from art to zoo.
http://www.imls.gov/resources/alpha.shtm#t
VSA Arts
VSA arts is an international organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. The organization offers arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts implemented primarily through their affiliate network in 39 states and the District of Columbia, collaborators in 10 states, and 70 international affiliates in 67 countries.
http://www.vsarts.org
YouthARTS Tool Kit
This toolkit is a resource for agencies and organizations developing arts programs for at-risk youth. It features a step-by-step handbook on program planning, team training, evaluation, resources, and advocacy; inspirational and "lessons learned" video supplements; and a diskette with sample contracts, evaluation forms, and other materials used by successful youth arts programs. Order this publication through the Americans from the Arts bookstore:
http://store.yahoo.com/americans4thearts/100054.html