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NC Arts Education Coordinators Spring 2012 . Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools – Host Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. DPI/DCR Update. Spring Arts Education Coordinators’ Meeting Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston-Salem, NC March 23, 2012. DPI Update - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NC Arts Education CoordinatorsSpring 2012
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools – HostSoutheastern Center for Contemporary Art
DPI/DCR Update
Spring Arts Education Coordinators’ MeetingSoutheastern Center for Contemporary Art
Winston-Salem, NCMarch 23, 2012
Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison, NCDPI
Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist, NCDPI
Michelle Mazan Burrows Director, A+ Schools Program of the NC Arts Council
Banu Valladares Arts in Education Director, NC Arts Council
AgendaDPI Update NCDPI Support for A+
Schools Program Essential Standards Policy Resources
Legislative Update S66: Comprehensive Arts
Education Plan H758: Arts Education
Commission
DCR Update Arts in Education Programs
and Partnerships A+ Schools Program
Where are you
located?
Eastern NC
Piedmont/Central NC
Western NC
What is your role?
Arts EducationLegislation
S66: Comprehensive Arts Education Plan
• August 2010 – the State Board of Education appointed a task
force of members to create a Comprehensive Arts Education Development plan for the public schools in North Carolina
• December 2010– Report submitted to NC General Assembly
(JLEOC)• March 2011 – Implementation Plan submitted as an
attachment to the report
S66: Vision for Arts Education
In today’s globally competitive world, innovative thinking and creativity are essential for all school children. High quality, standards-based instruction in the arts develops these skills and effectively engages, retains, and prepares future-ready students for graduation and success in an entrepreneurial economy. Dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts, taught by licensed arts educators and integrated throughout the curriculum, are critical to North Carolina’s 21st century education.
S66: Comprehensive Arts Education Components
• Arts Education – (arts as core, academic subjects)
• Arts Integration – (arts as a catalyst for learning across the
curriculum)
• Arts Exposure – (exposure to arts experiences)
H758: Establish Arts Education Commission
• Signed into law by the Governor on June 24, 2011.
• Visit the NC General Assembly website (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us) and search H758.
• Report. – The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Regular Session of the 2011 NCGA no later than May 1, 2012.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H758
H758: Establish Arts Education Commission
• Duties:
– (1) Review, prioritize, and recommend implementation strategies for the recommendations of the Comprehensive Arts Education Plan (K-12).
– (2) Recommend the content and process to establish an arts education "report card" which shall be presented yearly by the Department of Public Instruction to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
H758: Establish Arts Education Commission
• Duties: (continued)
– (3) Recommend ways to assess and promote opportunities for students to learn the skills of creativity and innovation in public schools.
– (4) Work with the Department of Public Instruction in the creation of arts education assessment models
• (arts education and arts integration)
H758: Establish Arts Education Commission
• Duties: (continued)
– 5) Recommend the establishment of arts education accountability incentives for schools under the Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE).
• (arts education, arts integration, concentrations in the arts)
– (6) Study and recommend a permanent financing strategy to provide for comprehensive arts education in grades K-12.
H758 Arts Education
CommissionState of the Arts
Enrollment in Arts Education Courses,
K-12Dance 2.99%
Music 59.85%
Theatre Arts 5.44%
Visual Arts 53.66%
All Arts 122.09%
Enrollment in Arts Education Courses, K-12
Dance
Music Theatre Arts
Visual Arts All Arts
1999-2000
2.8%
63.7% 5.7% 50.1% 122.4%
2006-2007
2.9%
60.4% 5.8% 54.2% 123.7%
2008-2009
3.1% 57.5% 5.4% 52.6% 118.7%
2009-2010
3.0% 59.9% 5.4% 53.7% 122.1%
Licensed Arts Educators in NC
Dance Music Theatre Arts
Visual Arts
Total
171.43 2,597.67 345.66 2,101.22 5,215.98
1,434,436 Students (ADM)
Local Education Agency (LEA) Year Implemented
Burke County Schools 1990
Columbus County Schools
1992
Newton Conover Schools
2007
Pitt County Schools*
2004
Rowan-Salisbury
2004
Local Arts Education Graduation Requirements
* Pitt County has a Local School Board Policy (9.201) which calls for a comprehensive and sequential arts education, K-12, in addition to the local high school graduation requirement.
Arts Integration
Teacher Education Specialty Standards
(2009)Require elementary grades teacher candidates to:
– have a general knowledge of the fundamentals of music, dance, theatre and/or visual arts
AND
– be able to integrate content areas with the arts to enhance classroom instruction and student learning.
NC TeacherEvaluation System
• Know links between grade/subject and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
• Relate content to other disciplines�• Promote global awareness and its �
relevance
Support for Arts Integration
• Teacher Education Programs
• Professional Development
• Standards and Instructional Tools
• Arts Educators; A+ Schools Program; Professional Teaching Artists
Arts Assessment
Assessment Occurs:• At the classroom level (formative and
summative)
• NAEP (every 8 years)
• Measures of Student Learning
DCR Update
Michelle Burrows | DirectorA+ Schools [email protected]: 919.807.6503
NCDPI/NCDCR Collaboration:
A+ Schools Program
Data Collection & AnalysisA+ database to organize data
– School Profiles– Demographic Information– Testing data– Comprehensive Arts Education– A+ Essentials
Monitoring & CollaborationCollaborative Efforts
– Team Meetings– Arts Education
Coordinator’s Meetings– Comprehensive Arts
Education Work
Schools Visits & A+ Trainings– Douglas– Bugg– Wendell– East Millbrook– RN Harris– Booker T Washington– Clarkton School of Discovery– Rochelle– Benton Heights– Community Charter– Black Mountain Primary– Saluda– STARS– Arts-Based Elementary
Assessment & Professional Development
Professional Development– A+ Network Webinars– A+ Principal & Coordinator’s Retreats– A+ Fellows Retreats– A+ Fellows Webinar (April 19, 3:30 – 5:00)
National Standards
National Standards
• National Standards completed in 1994
• National effort underway for re-conceptualization of the standards
• NCCAS has approved the draft of the overarching framework
National Standards
• Framework: honors discreet discipline-specific needs, but also provides strength in binding the arts disciplines together
• 3 Sections:– philosophical foundations and lifelong goals, – processes, and – evidence of learning
National Standards
• More information:
• State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE): http://www.seadae.org/
• National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Wiki: https://nccas.wikispaces.com/Home
NC Standard Course of Study
NC Standard Course of Study• Common Core
State Standards– English Language
Arts (and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects)
– Mathematics
• NC Essential Standards– Arts Education – Career and Technical Education– English Language Development*– Guidance* – Healthful Living (Health & Physical Education)– Information and Technology*– Science– Social Studies– World Languages
K-12
• Dance• Music• Theatre Arts• Visual Arts
Arts Education Essential Standards
Arts Education Essential Standards
• Written by NC arts educators to provide sequential instruction in: dance, music, theatre arts, visual arts (K-12)
• Required implementation in 2012-13 school year
Arts Education Essential Standards
• Connections with multiple disciplines and 21st century themes and skills
• Common Clarifying Objectives for History and Culture (aligned with Social Studies content)
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects“The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. . . . . teachers in other areas must have a role in this development.”
From the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, pg. 4
Policy
NC Licensure Requirements
TCP-A-005
– NCGA passed legislation requiring 7.5 CEU credits per renewal cycle
– SBE committee established– SBE policy to be determined to address
requirements with new legislation
NC Honors PolicyGCS-L-004 • allows arts education courses meeting the
standards for proficient and advanced dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts to receive weighted honors credit of 1 point, beginning in the 2012-13 school year.
NC Honors PolicyHonors Rubric – SBE – May 2012
Honors Implementation Guide – 2012-13 School Year
Academic Scholars Program
Is being revisited with SBE – arts requirement recommendation
(reinstatement – S66)
Resources
Arts Education Essential Standards PD Plan 2011-12
• Quarterly Webinars– 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. +
15 minutes for questions
• Arts Education Coordinators Meetings
• September 21• December 7• February 8• May 9
Raleigh:September 30, 2011
Winston-Salem: March 23, 2012
• IHE training – October 7 - Raleigh– October 10 - Wilmington– October 13 – Boone
• A+ Schools Program– Ongoing support and alignment– Continued collaboration between
NCDPI/NCDCR
• Arts Education Professional Associations– Dance– Music– Theatre Arts– Visual Arts
Arts Education Essential Standards PD Plan 2011-12
Region 4 Southern Pines February 17, 2012
Region 5 Greensboro March 8, 2012
Region 7 Wilkesboro March 9, 2012
Region 6 Charlotte March 12, 2012
Region 3 Chapel Hill March 14, 2012
Region 2 Wallace March 19, 2012
Region 1 Plymouth March 20, 2012
Region 8 Candler March 26, 2012
• RESA Trainings
Arts Education Essential Standards PD Plan 2011-12
Summer Institute 3July 12-13, 2012
West Stokes High SchoolStokes County
Summer Institute 5July 19-20, 2012
JH Rose High SchoolPitt County
Summer Institute 1June 21-22, 2012
Enka High SchoolBuncombe County
Summer Institute 6July 24-25, 2012
SanLee Middle SchoolLee County
Summer Institute 4July 17-18, 2012
Croatan High SchoolCarteret County
Summer Institute 2July 10-11, 2012
Maiden High SchoolCatawba County Schools
CCSS and NCES Resources
• Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE) website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/
– Standards (all areas)– Instructional tools (all areas)
CCSS/NCES Resources• Wiki sites
• All areas: http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ • Arts Education: http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
• Online learning modules and Online Writing Instruction (OWI)– http://center.ncsu.edu/nc
Arts Education Graphic Organizers
Can be used:
– as a springboard to assist students with their understanding of the North Carolina Arts Education Essential Standards
– in Arts Education and General Education Classrooms– in Multiple Grades and Disciplines– to address a Comprehensive Arts Education (arts education,
arts integration, arts exposure)
Reference Guides (K-8)Reference Guides for Integrating Curriculum
• include the Common Core State Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards for all subject areas organized by grade level.
Opportunities
• HARRISON INTRODUCES NEW "CELEBRATE NC SCHOOLS" WEBSITE– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/stateboard/
.
READY
READY is the new identity brand for 1. North Carolina’s new Standard Course of Study
(NC Essential Standards and Common Core State Standards)
2. the new accountability model3. the technology and professional development
support being developed and provided to local educators
Contact InformationChristie Lynch EbertArts Education Consultant and A+ [email protected]
Brenda Wheat WhitemanA+ Arts Education [email protected]
Doing the MathTotal Hours of Instruction
Level I: 135-150 (Completion of K-8 or Beginning HS)
Level II: 270-300 Level III: 405-450Level IV: 540-600Level V: 675-750Level VI: 810-900Level VII: 945-1050Level VIII: 1080-1200