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Quarterly A+ Webinar
Michelle Mazan Burrows, Director, A+ Schools Programand
Brenda Wheat Whiteman, A+ Arts Education Specialist, NCDPI
March 7th, 20134-5 pm
•Questions/Answers
•Follow-up– Presenters online at conclusion of webinar– Email/phone – Archived Webinar
HOUSEKEEPINGHOUSEKEEPING
• Poll Question1 – What is your role? Administrator, Teacher, Special Area Teacher, A+ Fellow, A+ Friend
• Poll Question 2 – From where are you viewing this webinar? Eastern NC, Central NC, Western NC, A+ School in another State, Other
• Poll Question 3 – What does your school need the most this summer? Time to plan integrated lessons, Work on collaboration, Team and climate building, Thinking about enriched assessment, Reflection and self-assessment, All of the above
Let’s take a poll!
WHO’S HERE?WHO’S HERE?
A+ Schools Program Updates & Resources
A+ School Tasks and Assessment
A+ Summer Professional Development
DPI Support for A+ Schools
Spotlight on Arts Integration with Douglas ES
TODAY’S AGENDATODAY’S AGENDA
A+ NETWORK A+ NETWORK UPDATESUPDATES
NEW FACESNEW FACES
Secretary Susan W. Kluttz
Chief Deputy SecretaryKarin Cochran
Arts Education Consultant (Theatre Arts and Visual Arts)
Helping schools with needs assessments, goal setting, mission development and planningRe-connecting with less engaged schoolsCultivating new A+ SchoolsIncreasing networking across A+ NetworkContinuing to support CC&ES connections: whole staff PD, demo teaching, one-on-one coaching and lesson analysisFundraising and development of strategic partnershipsData collection and analysisParticipating in national conversation on arts education
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?Growing the A+ Garden:Growing the A+ Garden:
Cultivation and Strategic PartnershipsCultivation and Strategic Partnerships
VIP VIP VISITORS!!VISITORS!!
OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA A+ SCHOOLS LOUISIANA A+ SCHOOLS
LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP
A+ NETWORK EVENT
Central/Eastern A+ SchoolsTuesday, April 16th 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RN Harris ElementaryDurham
Western SchoolsThursday, April 18th
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Claxton Elementary
Asheville
Spring Regional A+ Principal and Coordinators Meeting
A+ covers lunch and hotel at state rate for long distance travelers, and will also cover the substitute cost (Max $95) for up to three attendees
Registration Forms will go out by email and are due back by March 30th
2nd Annual Gerry D. HowellA+ Educator of the Year Award
Application Available on A+ Website ~ Deadline April 15th
2012 Award Recipient Christina Garay Lohry from Benton Heights Elementary School of the Arts.
A+ ON FACEBOOK!A+ ON FACEBOOK!
Like us on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/aplusnc
A+ FORUMA+ FORUMHosted by Hosted by Columbus Columbus
County County SchoolsSchools
http://www.columbus.k12.nc.us/aplus/
Crayola Champion Creatively Alive Children Grants
http://www.crayola.com/for-educators/ccac-landing/ccac-grant-program.aspx
Power2Give!
http://www.power2give.org/northcarolina/projects
SPOTLIGHT ON GRANTSSPOTLIGHT ON GRANTS
http://www.crayola.com/for-educators/ccac-landing/ccac-grant-program.aspx
Up to 20 grants to help educators develop Creative Leadership teams and identify innovative, promising practices that inspire other educators to increase arts-infused education.
The school will receive $2,500 and $1,000 worth of Crayola products
Due June 2013, Awarded in October, 2013 Principal must be a national NAESP member. Nonmember principals can join now at www.naesp.org.
Applications should focus on developing a Creative Leadership Team and increasing arts-infused education.
2013 Grants should emphasize creative leadership and capacity building. 2013 grants are less about a project and more about embedding a long-term commitment to arts-infused education and building creative teaching capacity.
CRAYOLA CHAMPION CREATIVELY ALIVE CHILDREN GRANTS
February Educational Leadership Magazine
ASCDhttp://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb13/vol70/num05/toc.aspx
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/jan13/vol55/num01/Ten-Reasons-Arts-Education-Matters.aspx
WINNING RECOGNITION AND AWARDSPRESENTING A+ PRACTICEHOSTING A+ VISITORSCONNECTING A+ AND THE NEW STANDARDSATTENDING NETWORK EVENTSWRITING GRANTSDEVELOPING NEW PARTNERSHIPSUPDATING WEBSITES AND HANGING BANNERSPLANNING FOR SUMMER A+ PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTMAKING LEARNING ENGAGING, ARTFUL,STANDARDS-
BASED, RELEVENT AND FUN
WHAT HAVE WHAT HAVE YOUYOU BEEN UP TO? BEEN UP TO?
HAVE YOU CONNECTED/RE-CONNECTED WITH YOUR LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL?
HAVE YOU MADE SURE THAT YOUR CENTRAL OFFICE/SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS WHAT A+ IS AND THAT YOU ARE AN A+ SCHOOL?
HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE CURRENT A+ LOGO AND LINK? A+ HISTORY AT YOUR SCHOOL? WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN A+ SCHOOL?
HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE 3 V’S?
HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR 2012-13 SCHOOL TASKS2012-13 SCHOOL TASKS
Criteria for Levels of Criteria for Levels of EngagementEngagement
Distinguished A+ School
SCHOOL VISIONSCHOOL VISIONHow present is A+ in your school mission and vision?
Developing: We are trying to figure out how A+ connects with what we already do.
Proficient: A+ is a part of our mission and vision.
Accomplished: A+ is a prominent and important part of our mission, vision and school improvement plan.
Distinguished: A+ is woven seamlessly into the day to day business of educating our students.
SCHOOL VOICESCHOOL VOICEIf a visitor walked through your school community, who would be able to tell them about A+ and how it impacts your school? Teachers? Students? Parents? Community?
Developing: We still aren’t really sure what A+ really is ourselves, how can we tell others?
Proficient: Most of our teachers could probably share what A+ is.
Accomplished: Everyone on our staff and many of our students and parents can talk about A+.
Distinguished: Our entire school community, including our students, parents, partners, district folks and even our brand new teachers can all talk about the impact of A+ on our school community.
SCHOOL VISIBILITYSCHOOL VISIBILITYHow do visitors to your school, website, marketing materials, media releases and school events know that you are an A+ School?
Developing: We are just starting to think about this because we have realized that we don’t talk much or show much about being an A+ School…
Proficient: We have lots of student art on display and are working on updating our materials and making A+ more visible.
Accomplished: We’ve updated our website and materials with the new logo and have our history as an A+ school on our website. Our halls are filled with the sights and sounds of arts integration and when you come to a school event, we always mention that we are an A+ School!
Distinguished: Everywhere you look, you will see something that tells you that we are A+. It is such a part of everything we do, we want everyone to know we are part of the A+ Schools Network!
Continuing the Conversation: Where is our school in its implementation of the A+ Essentials? Where do we need to grow and develop?
Vision, Voice and Visibility: What is our commitment as a member of the A+ Schools Network? Where do we need to do more work?
Summer Needs Assessment: What are our most pressing needs? What do we need this summer?
2013-14 Plan: How will we continue to grow as an A+ School through the next 12 months?
ALL A+ SCHOOLS SHOULD BE SELF ALL A+ SCHOOLS SHOULD BE SELF ASSESSINGASSESSING
SUMMER A+ SUMMER A+ DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTAll schools should be considering at least a day
of summer PDNetworking is a focus this summerDon’t let funding be an obstacle (65% rule)All PD is tailor-made to your staff’s needsAll PD is developed from the Common Core and Essential Standards and is supported and enhanced by our DPI partnershipOn-going A+ PD is one of the 3 elements that researchers found as essential to success and sustainability
SUMMER DATESSUMMER DATESJune 24 – 28 in Wilmington
July 9th – 11th in Asheville
July 15th – 17th in Triangle or Triad Area Middle School Focus
July 29th – August 2nd in Charlotte
August 6th – 8th in Triangle /Triad Area Advanced Focus
August 14-16th in Elizabeth City
BOOK YOUR SUMMER BOOK YOUR SUMMER DATES NOWDATES NOW
DEADLINE FOR DEADLINE FOR SUMMER BOOKING IS SUMMER BOOKING IS
APRIL 15APRIL 15THTH
NCDPI Alignment and NCDPI Alignment and Support for A+ SchoolsSupport for A+ Schools
NCDPI NCDPI UpdatesUpdates
DPI Support for A+Christie Lynch EbertArts Education Consultant and A+ [email protected]
Brenda Wheat WhitemanA+ Arts Education [email protected]
NC Department of Public InstructionDivision of K-12 Curriculum and Instruction
K-12 Programs SectionArts Education
Wiki Sites
• A+ Wiki– http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
• Arts Education Wiki– http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
SPOTLIGHT ONSPOTLIGHT ONA+ ARTS INTEGRATIONA+ ARTS INTEGRATION
Carolyn Florence and Natalia DisneyDouglas Creative Arts & Science Magnet
Raleigh, NC in Wake County
Carolyn Florence
2nd Grade Teacher at
Douglas and Apprentice A+ Fellow
Natalia Disney
Kindergarten Teacher at Douglas
PLEASE: With all submissions, please include name of teacher, name of school, details about what is happening in the photo/video and/or captions. Please make sure that you have a photo release on file for any student faces or voices that are in any of your submitted photos and videos.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?Photos of:Student artwork, especially that which demonstrates integrated connections Individual students/pairs of students engaging with the arts: creating art, dancing, singing, playing instruments, on stage, etc. Teachers collaborating or team-buildingSmiling and engaged students and teachersThings/people at your school that are uniquely A+
Videos of:“A+ Is” or “We are an A+ School”…Students engaging with the arts and/or Integrated lessons in progressEvents/activities at your school that are uniquely A+
AND Integrated Lesson plans that target specific arts standards and specific non arts standards, accompanied by photos or video of students participating in the lesson and samples of student products (A+ Template lessons are particularly desirable)
MARK YOUR MARK YOUR CALENDARSCALENDARSApril 15th – Deadline for scheduling
summer A+ Professional Development
April 15th – Deadline for A+ Educator of the Year Applications
April 16th, 10-3pm – Principals/Coordinators Spring Meeting, RN Harris Elementary, Durham
April 18th, 10-3pm – Principals/Coordinators Spring Meeting, Claxton Elementary, Asheville
May 9th, 4-5pm - A+ Network Webinar
WISHING YOU A WISHING YOU A RESTFUL SPRING RESTFUL SPRING
BREAK!BREAK!
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