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In This Issue
- Governor Signs Education Funding Eligibility Bill
- Orange County Gains National Attention For Arts Education Initiative
- Kennedy Center Launches “Any Given Child” Project
- Imagine Bus Brings Arts Education to Underserved Kids in SF
- Arts Advocacy: A Double Edged Sword
- New Museum of Latino History May Be Coming to the Nation’s Capitol
- Investing in Innovation Fund
- Art Education Cannot Succeed Without Trained Teachers
- Reconsidering Fourth Grade Slump
- Life after Teaching
- On Location: Spotlight On Your Community
- Wallace Foundation Report
- California Youth in Theatre Day
- Coastal Art and Poetry Contest
CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- California Art Education Association Annual Conference
- Arts Integration Specialist Certification Program
- The Future of Field Trips
RESOURCES, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- Kennedy Center and National School Boards Award
- YoungArts Extends Deadline to This Friday
- San Francisco Fundraising Summit
- VSA Arts and MetLife Foundation Arts Connect All Grant
- Using Music to Teach Math Grants
October 21, 2009
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Coordinated
Efforts for Long-range Success
As California public schools struggle through this difficult time, we’re
interested in stimulating new thinking about the provision of visual and
performing arts education. As we push for quality, equity and access for
every student in California, what can we do today to help bring the arts
to more kids?
This week, our blog features a fresh perspective from Mark Slavkin, Vice President for Education at the Music Center. Mark suggests that now is the time for a shared delivery model, in which teachers and community arts organizations collaborate in a coordinated way to address the gap in arts education in our schools. His observation is that, too often, arts organizations view their work either as charity or as a solo endeavor. Mark’s point of view is provocative, pragmatic and enlightening. Please consider visiting the blog to share your own opinion. We’re particularly eager to hear how you think a shared delivery model might happen, and how arts organizations can coordinate their efforts.
Governor
Signs Education Funding Eligibility Bill
Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed a bill that makes California
eligible for federal education funding. The bill strikes a clause in
a 2006 law that bars state use of testing data to determine educator
pay or promotion. Read
more.
For more information about recent and pending legislation, visit our
Legislative Updates page.
Orange
County Gains National Attention For Arts Education Initiative
An innovative Orange County arts education initiative has attracted national
attention for its approach to making the arts an integral part of every child's
education. The Arts Advantage
initiative, which is underway in nearly half the county's 28 school districts,
weaves visual arts, dance, and theater into a wide array of curriculum planning
for kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms. The Arts Advantage leaders have
been invited to share their program and its successes at Harvard University's
Continuing the Conversation:
Building Community event on October 31, 2009.
Kennedy
Center Launches “Any Given Child” Project
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is starting a new
program, "Any Given Child", beginning with a pilot in Sacramento
with hopes for future expansion. The program connects local arts groups
with schools, and includes long-range planning ensure access to arts
for all students. Read
more.
Imagine
Bus Brings Arts Education to Underserved Kids in SF
Artist and small business owner Stacie Krajchir writes in the Huffington
Post about the Imagine Bus: a mobile art studio that brings creative opportunities
to kids who have little or no access to art education.
Arts
Advocacy: A Double Edged Sword
Arts educator Jane Remer articulates three approaches to advocating for
the arts, and her belief that the arts are a moral imperative on a par
with the 3 R's, science, and social studies in all of our elementary
and secondary schools. Read
more.
New
Museum of Latino History May Be Coming to the Nation’s Capitol
The National Museum of the American Latino Commission has been formed to explore
the potential of a national museum dedicated to Latino history. San Francisco
Arts Commissioner Lorraine Garcia-Nakata and Director of Cultural Affairs Luis
R. Cancel will serve on the commission. Read
more.
Investing
in Innovation Fund
The federal Department of Education sketched out a new nationwide competition
under which some 2,700 school districts and nonprofit groups are expected
to compete for pieces of a $650 million innovation fund. Secretary Duncan
said that applicants are invited to pursue all sorts of ways of raising
student learning, including engaging children in the arts. Read
more.
Art
Education Cannot Succeed Without Trained Teachers
Educator and former museum director David C. Levy writes that a lack of rigorous
standards and appropriate training is to blame for lack of quality K-12 arts
education programs. Read
more.
Reconsidering
Fourth Grade Slump
John M. Eger of San Diego State University writes about the failure to
put creativity at the center of education, and the decline that begins
to appear around fourth grade in many students. Read
more.
Life
after Teaching
Two retired teachers, one a former math teacher, the other an artist, say their
disciplines have more in common than you might think. Read
more.
On
Location: Spotlight On Your Community
The Kennedy Center, in cooperation with Daimler Financial Services, LLC, is presenting
On Location: Spotlight On Your Community, a 13-day residency tour designed for
10 selected middle schools across the nation. Students will have the opportunity
to create a 3-5 minute documentary about an artist or arts group that has influenced
their community. Find out more.
Wallace
Foundation Report
To help policymakers respond to new federal education priorities, including
the Race to the Top grants program, Research Findings to Support Effective
Education Policymaking synthesizes more than a decade of Wallace experience
and research into educational leadership, out-of-school time learning and
arts education. Get
report.
California
Youth in Theatre Day
The 12th Annual California Youth in Theatre Day (CYIT) takes place on March 16,
2010 in Sacramento and includes outreach to state legislators. Support the 12th
Annual CA Youth in Theatre Day. Find out more or contact Gai
Jones, CYIT Founder. gai.jones@sbcglobal.net.
Coastal
Art and Poetry Contest
The California Coastal Commission invites California K-12 students to submit
artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to the annual
Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Up to eight winners will be selected to
win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's
sponsoring teacher will receive a $40 gift certificate for educational
supplies. Entries must be postmarked by January 30th. Find
out more.
Conferences, Professional Development
California
Art Education Association Annual Conference
The CAEA conference will be held in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Grand Hotel,
November 12 - 15. The conference will have pre-conference and conference tours,
digital focus days, a one-day administrative strand, a one-day elementary strand,
master classes and workshops. Find
out more.
Arts
Integration Specialist Certification Program
The Arts Integration Specialist Certificate Program (AISCP) provides K-12
teachers and teaching artists in Alameda County with the insight, understanding,
and skills they require to provide engaging and effective art and arts-integrated
lessons across all areas of curriculum and to advance professionally. A
suite of elective courses offered by qualified arts educators, teaching
artists, and arts organizations has been identified by the Alameda County
Office of Education in partnership with Teaching Artists Organized (TAO).
These courses are all hands-on, designed to increase skills and knowledge,
as well as providing pedagogical approaches in specific art forms. Find
out more.
The
Future of Field Trips
The California Association of Museums and the California Exhibition Resources
Alliance have organized a one-day workshop, titled "The Future of Fieldtrips",
to proactively address the challenges that schools and museums are facing in
providing educational experiences outside of the classroom. This one-day workshop
will be held in Los Angeles on November 9th and in San Francisco on November
10th. Find
out more.
Resources,
Funding Opportunities
Kennedy
Center and National School Boards Award
The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education (KCAAEN) and the National School
Boards Association (NSBA) provide an annual award to a school board that has
demonstrated support for and commitment to high-quality arts education in its
school district, community, state or special jurisdiction. This national award
recognizes districts that have included all four major artistic disciplines -
visual arts, music, theater, and dance in their programs. Click
here for more
information and forms. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2009. Completed
applications must be submitted to California Alliance for Arts Education, 495
East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.
YoungArts
Extends Deadline to This Friday
YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement
in the Arts, is extending its registration deadline to October 23, 2009.YoungArts
recognizes and supports America's most talented 17-18 year olds in the
visual, literary and performing arts. YoungArts is the sole nominating
agency for Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Find
out more.
San
Francisco Fundraising Summit
This two-day session, October 27-28, features speakers representing foundation,
corporate and private foundation funding, as well as advice on proposal writing,
online funding, and other timely topics. Find
out more.
VSA
Arts and MetLife Foundation Arts Connect All Grant
VSA Arts and MetLife Foundation are now accepting applications for their
6th annual "Arts Connect All" grant opportunity for arts organizations
to strengthen partnerships with local public schools by creating or enhancing
inclusive educational programs. A maximum of ten grants of up to $15,000
each will be awarded to selected programs. Deadline is December 11, 2009.
Find out more.
Using
Music to Teach Math Grants
Grants are available through the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
for teachers who incorporate music to teach Pre-K through 2 math skills. The
maximum award is $3,000. Application deadline: Nov. 13, 2009. Find
out more.
Young
Audiences of Northern California, Executive Director
Young Audiences of Northern California, a regional affiliate of the nation’s
largest and oldest arts education organization, invites qualified applications
for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director, working in partnership
with the Board of Directors and staff, provides leadership, vision and strategic
direction for the organization; oversees operations (programmatic, financial
and administrative), directs fundraising activities, implements policy, and represents
the organization at national, state and local levels. Successful candidates for
this position will have experience and background in the arts, arts education
and/or education. Find out more. To
apply: submit resume with cover letter stating salary history/requirement and
references by October 26, 2009, by email only to Executive Director Search, Young
Audiences of Northern California, c/o sarahontheroad@comcast.net.
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