Tag Archives: Academics
Arts Integration Works!
Earlier this spring, Dayna Laur, an Advanced Placement Politics teacher, and Katlyn Wolfgang, an Art teacher, successfully integrated their two subjects in a cross-class collaboration project at Central York High School in Pennsylvania. Ms. Laur introduced categories of public policy, which had to be fully researched by the politics students, who then presented their materials [...]
21st Century Skills = Art Skills
“Are we preparing students to function as human beings, or just as flesh-and-blood versions of a hard drive?” asks Bruce D. Taylor, Director of Education for the Washington National Opera, in an Education Week article, The Skills Connection Between the Arts and 21st Century Learning. Taylor advocates utilizing the skills of arts specialists when building [...]
WSAC’s Arts Education Research Initiative (AERI) Report 2009
This look at the State of Arts Education in Washington State is a “must-read” for all arts advocates! In addition to information about the state of arts education in Washington, the publication includes context from external state and national arts education research, and identifies attributes of effective education practices, and suggestions for taking action for [...]
Strengthen Arts Education in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Background on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Principals’ Arts Leadership report
September 29, 2010: ArtsEd Washington today announced the results of an extensive study examining the effectiveness of the organization’s Principals’ Arts Leadership (PAL) program. Principals and teachers at many of the PAL schools reported increased student engagement in the classroom and significantly decreased behavioral issues throughout the school as a result of the program.
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Also tagged Advocacy, Arts Education, Creativity, PAL, Parents, Policy, Principals, Program, School Board, School Budget, Schools, State
Also tagged Advocacy, Arts Education, Creativity, PAL, Parents, Policy, Principals, Program, School Board, School Budget, Schools, State
Parent to Parent Letter 2010
A letter from ArtsEd Washington Executive Director Una McAlinden explaining the need for parents and community members to advocate for arts education.
Overview of Arts Education Research Initiative report
A one page overview of WSAC’s 2009 AERI Report.
Letter from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary Arne Duncan’s letter to school and education community leaders, August 2009.
Check out Art Lessons in the Classroom
ArtsEd Washington developed Art Lessons in the Classroom to provide visual art curriculum for elementary schools that is aligned with Washington state standards.This comprehensive and sequential visual arts curriculum provides an excellent foundation in visual arts concepts.
“The PAL program has been helpful in identifying arts resources in our state. It has given us a venue through which we have explored various implementation strategies. PAL helped us inventory our own skills—an amazing process!! And then gave us the opportunity to really plan activities to support our dreams.”
Cyndi Evans
Stafford, Tacoma
ArtsEd WA & AWSP to Host Principals’ Peer Forum
Also tagged Arts Education, In the Community, Principals
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