E-Newsletter for January 25, 2007
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- Two California Foundations Partner to Provide Arts Education
- Burbank Unified School District Adds Arts Instruction
- New: The Insider’s Guide to Arts Education goes Digital
- Updated: Arts Learning in Action 2007 Toolkit
- State Arts Education Research
- U.S. Department of Education Updates Database
- New Kennedy Center Touring Programs & Resources Virtual Brochure
- High School Theater Students Fight Hunger in National Food Collection Drive
- SupportMusic Community Action Kit Now Available
- On Supporting Arts Learning
CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Register Now: State of the Arts: Leadership in Education Conference
- The Changing Fund-raising Landscape
- The Future of Theater Education
- National Arts Advocacy Day
- Chorus America Conference in Los Angeles
- Building Literacy Through The Arts
- VITALSIGNs: creative and healthy communities
- Grants for Teachers
- Getty Foundation Offers Multicultural Internships for Los Angeles Area Museums
- Conference on Bay Area Museums, January 27th at the Oakland Museum
EMPLOYMENT & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Manager of Museum Education, Claremont Museum of Art
- Program Director, Florida Alliance for Arts Education
- Arts Education Program Manager, San Francisco Arts Commission
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News
Two California Foundations Partner to Provide Arts Education
The Fresno Regional Foundation and the Bonner Family Foundation, have partnered to establish a fund to support arts education in the central San Joaquin Valley. Though specific plans for the fund have yet to be announced, the foundations hope to fill gaps in funding for arts education in area schools and help teachers integrate music, drama, dance, language, arts, and visual arts into the curriculum. The fund also will be used to boost training for elementary school teachers in the valley, most of whom have received little arts education instruction. Building on the funds already contributed by the Bonner Family Foundation, the Fresno Regional Foundation plans to seek additional donors for the project. For full story click here. (Source: Americans for the Arts)
Burbank Unified School District Adds Arts Instruction
Per its strategic plan developed as an LA County Arts for All district and with the guidance of a CAAE arts education planning coach, Burbank Unified is adding standards-based visual and performing-arts instruction at elementary schools. For more information, please click here.
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Announcements
NEW ~ The Insider’s Guide to Arts Education goes Digital
CAAE’s Insider’s Guide is both a guidebook and a hands-on technical assistance process that enables districts to assess current arts learning programs and funding allocations, identify gaps in delivery, and create long range plans that will ensure equitable access for all students in each of the four arts disciplines. The Insiders Guide to Arts Education Planning offers field-tested best practices, innovative ideas, templates and strategies as a guide to navigate the challenging terrain of arts education planning. To visit the Guide, please click here.
UPDATED ~ Arts Learning in Action 2007 Toolkit
The California State PTA and CAAE are jointly sponsoring a statewide campaign to bring elected officials into our schools to witness the power of learning in the arts during arts education month in March. First-hand experience with the arts is a powerful tool; having the opportunity to witness students’ engagement, joy, enthusiasm and learning has great impact on any observer. One of the goals of Arts Learning in Action is to bring EVERY state legislator into a school during March. Make the most of your arts activities during the month of March by using this toolkit to plan and organize your own Arts Learning in Action event. Click here to get started!
State Arts Education Research
A new research and policy brief from the Arts Education Partnership, "From Anecdote to Evidence: Assessing the Status and Condition of Arts Education at the State Level (2006)," draws on the experiences of five states—Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington—as the basis for a discussion of various approaches and methodologies for conducting statewide arts education research. Click here for more information.
(Source: Americans for the Arts)
U.S. Department of Education Updates Database
Search the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Website. The U.S. Department of Education has recently updated its website, including an entire section devoted to the arts and provides more than 1,500 teaching and learning resources available throughout the federal government. Collecting organizations such as the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and other repositories have made their content available for exploring online, while agencies ranging from the National Endowment for the Arts to the U.S. Department of Labor have created educational websites. To visit the website click here.
(Source: Americans for the Arts)
New Kennedy Center Touring Programs & Resources Virtual Brochure
The Kennedy Center is pleased to announce that the new Touring Programs and
Resources virtual brochure is now live on the Partners in Education website at: www.kennedy-center.org/touringresources. The website provides a listing of tools and resources developed by the Kennedy Center Education Department and experts in the field of arts education: Professional Development Workshops for Teachers; Seminars for Artist Development; Workshops for Parents and Community Members; a Speakers Bureau; Publications; and Touring Productions for Young People and Families.
High School Theater Students Fight Hunger in National Food Collection Drive
January 11, 2007—The International Thespian Society (ITS), a division of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), celebrates the fourth successful year of its national community service initiative, Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat (TOTS-EAT). Over 225,000 pounds of canned and non-perishable food was collected by more than 250 Thespian troupes from 37 states. For more information please contact, Christopher Hunt, (513) 421-3900, ext. 228, chunt@edta.org, or Kathleen Taylor, ext. 232, ktaylor@edta.org.
SupportMusic Community Action Kit Now Available
Keeping music education programs strong and active in our schools benefits the entire nation. The new SupportMusic Community Action Kit is designed to help you do just that by providing step-by-step guidance for effective music advocacy presentations designed to foster community support.
Get your SupportMusic Community Action Kit by calling NAMM at (800) 767-6266 or e-mail your request to info@namm.org.
(Source: SupportMusic.com, NAMM - The International Music Products Association)
On Supporting Arts Learning
Sheila Jordan, Superintendent of Alameda County Office of Education, writes in a letter to the editor: “A central pillar of my tenure as superintendent of Alameda County Schools remains the conviction that arts education must be restored as a regular part of the public school curriculum. The California Department of Education recently announced dollar amounts for school districts throughout the state. Of the $105 million [allocated by the state], Alameda County schools will receive more than $3.5 million this year. Thanks to seven years of planning and preparation, we will make dynamic use of the funds immediately to hire arts teachers and provide professional development for generalist teachers so they can teach and integrate the arts with other content areas to deepen and enrich learning.” For more information please click here and here.
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Conferences, Professional Development
State of the Arts: Leadership in Education Conference
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Arts
Initiative and California Alliance for Arts Education invite you to State of the Arts: Leadership in Education Conference. Sacramento, CA, May 15-16, 2007. Featured speakers include Eric Booth, nationally recognized author and speaker, and Dr. Katrina Woodworth, senior researcher at the Stanford Research Institute, who will share findings from a recent study of arts education in California. For more information and to download a brochure and registration form, click here.
The Changing Fund-raising Landscape
Presented by the Association of California Symphony Orchestras, in partnership with the American Symphony Orchestra League, February 22-23, 2007. Held at the Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA. For more information, please click here.
The Future of Theater Education
The American Alliance for Theatre & Education will bring together established and emerging leaders to move the field forward into the next generation. Austin, Texas February 10 - 11, 2007 and July 29, 2007. For more information please email: info@aate.com.
National Arts Advocacy Day
Sponsored by Americans for the Arts, the conference will include two days of activities including a Congressional Arts Breakfast, Arts Advocacy Training and opportunities to meet with your members of Congress. It will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC. March 12–13, 2007. For schedule information and registration form, please click here. For hotel information, please click here. Reserve your hotel room at the discounted rate by February 23, 2007.
Chorus America Conference in Los Angeles
Save June 6-9, 2007 for the 30th annual Chorus America Conference, hosted by
the Los Angeles Master Chorale. For more information, please click here.
Building Literacy Through The Arts
The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Education and Community Programs presents Building Literacy Through The Arts, Professional Development Institute targeting K-12 educators, administrators, parents, student teachers, arts specialists, arts administrators, teaching artists, library staff, literacy coordinators and cultural organizations on August 6 - 10, 2007. Discover how the arts are linked to literacy through demonstrations in dance, theatre, music and visual arts. Participants will have the opportunity to see Mamma Mia!. Continuing education units available through Chapman University Extended Education. For more information, please click here or visit here.
VITALSIGNs: creative and healthy communities
The 2007 annual NAAO convening of artist-friendly organizations and individual artists present, convene and dialogue around three areas, all linked to health related issues: the individual artist, arts organizations and communities. This convening will offer nuts and bolts for artist survival, pre-set panels on health care for individuals, sustainability and succession for arts organizations and the health of our various communities around the US. The conference takes place April 26 - 29, in Los Angeles, California. For more information please click here.
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Resources
Grants for Teachers
Visit www.grantsalertblog.comfor a new blog focused on grants for classroom teachers and administrators. (Source: News You Can Use, MJH Consulting)
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Getty Foundation Offers Multicultural Internships for Los Angeles Area Museums
In order to increase diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, and to provide support for local organizations, the Getty Foundation offers funding to Los Angeles-area museums and visual arts organizations for multicultural undergraduate internships during summer 2007. The internships are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently under-represented in these professions, that is, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.
Museums and visual arts organizations in Los Angeles County may request support for one to three full-time internship positions, for a consecutive ten-week period between June and August 2007. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2007. Updated guidelines and the online application form are available on the Getty Foundation site here.
(Source: California Association of Museums)
Conference on Bay Area Museums, January 27th at the Oakland Museum
ArtTable of Northern California is hosting State of the Arts: A Conference on Bay Area Museums, co-sponsored by The Feminist Art Project, the California Association of Museums, and the Western Museums Association. This conference, featuring museum professionals throughout the Bay Area, addresses the role of museums in each of these settings and how a museum’s physical context affects content, audience, competition, community partnerships, and more. The conference will be held at the Oakland Museum of California on January 27, 2007, 10 am to 2 pm. NOTE: ArtTable nonmembers must email nca@arttable.org in order to RSVP.
(Source: California Association of Museums)
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Employment & Job Opportunities
Manager of Museum Education
Claremont Museum of Art
Please mail a cover letter and resume by February 1, 2007 to:
Manager of Museum Education Search
CMA Office
427 Yale Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
via fax: 909.912.8116
via email: wm@claremontmuseum.org
For information about the museum's mission and vision, visit here.
Program Director
Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Please send a letter of interest and vita to by January 30, 2007 to:
Val Anderson
Director of Operations
Center for Fine Arts Education
val@cfaefl.org
For more information, please visit: www.faae.org.
San Francisco Arts Commission
To Apply: Submit a resume and a San Francisco job application(which can be found at Government City Employment or at 44 Gough Street) to:
Job 1842, Program Manager, CAE Program,
San Francisco Arts Commission
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94102.
For a complete job description, please visit:www.sfgov.org/site/jobs_page.asp?id=51156
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