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arts education track
What enables (or disables) arts education in the classroom is the product of hundreds of decisions made by legislators, lobbyists, school boards, higher education, parents, districts, and school staff. Decisions don't always cost, either. In a recession, our best strategy may be a new policy or piece of infrastructure. If we untie our relationship building from money, we can make a lot of progress. From the PTA mom to the state house, the 2009 Arts Education Track will illuminate the change agents who make policy decisions possible and shine a light on how you too can make a positive difference for arts education.
The Impact of NCLB on Arts Education: Research Evidence
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
After six years of No Child Left Behind, what can we say about its impact on arts education? Dr. Jacob Mishook will delve deeper than anecdotal evidence to examine empirical research on this question. He will highlight both quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as the uneven impact of these reforms on the arts in schools.
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Arts Education Innovator: Daniel Windham and Robert Lynch
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
As director of arts at the Wallace Foundation, Daniel Windham works to improve youth access to arts education. Under Bob Lynch’s leadership, the membership of Americans for the Arts has grown to 50 times its original size in 1985. Each of these leaders is an innovator of systemic reform. Wallace is a champion of long-term investments in system change. Americans for the Arts has engaged national business, legislative, and education leaders in creating change for arts education. Both organizations are in the midst of strategic planning. In a mutual interview format, these leading lights will share the innovations they’ve used to advance arts education, as well as give some insight into their organizations’ future directions.
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Teaching Artist Professional Development Program Design
Thursday, June 18, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Participants will identify the elements of a TA professional development program with these outcomes:
- TAs will be able to develop, implement and assess grade-level appropriate workshops/residencies that include reflection.
- TAs will understand a variety of approaches to inclusive learning;
- TAs will plan the highest quality arts education for students.
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Recession Tools You Can Use: Making the Case for Arts Education
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
In a tough economy, effectively making the case becomes even more important. In partnership with Americans for the Arts, the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network has developed a new Advocacy Tool Kit to help novice and experienced advocates make an impact on local, state, and federal decision-makers. Creators of the tool kit and Kennedy Center staff will facilitate hands-on activities for audience members to apply advocacy practices.
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How Do We Create Sustainable Systems to Support Teaching Artists?
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Nick Rabkin will share preliminary findings from the National Opinion Research Center’s ongoing Teaching Artist Research Project, and Cynthia Weiss will share ideas on imagining new ecosystems to support teaching artists. The presenters will then facilitate small group discussions about sustaining teaching artists in the arts and arts education. Participants will talk about what is needed to sustain teaching artists and what teaching artists themselves, arts agencies, arts organizations, schools, and school systems can do.
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Enlivening Arts Education with Research
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
When dollars are scarce, identifying levers for change is more important than ever. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation released six landmark studies that examine the status of arts education in California public schools. This session will focus on how and why a private-sector institution embarked on public-sector reform, including the data practitioners, policymakers, and funders are using to correct the problem that the majority of California schools fail to meet state arts standards.
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- An Unfinished Canvas Fact Sheet (pdf, 1,012 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Full Report (pdf, 1,667 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Summary Report (pdf, 590 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Teacher Capacity (pdf, 2,985 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvase Time and Funding (pdf, 1,069 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Large Scale Assessment (pdf, 1,000 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas District Capacity and New Funds (pdf, 1,495 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Local Partnerships (pdf, 1,412 KB)
- An Unfinished Canvas Arts Education in the Bay Area (pdf, 4,752 KB)
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Principals’ Leadership on a Shoestring
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
With a minimal cash infusion, how can a community partner help schools to include arts instruction in their curricula? Presenters from the Principals' Arts Leadership program will tell how they gathered teachers, parents, and partners to build more time, more training, and more funds for the arts. What makes this program a success? This model will illuminate ways to spark change in your community, despite competing interests and scarce dollars.
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- Susan Arbury, Principal , Southwood Elementary, Enumclaw, WA
- Claudia Bach, Principal, AdvisArts
- Erin Guest, Program Manager, ArtsEd Washington
- Una McAlinden, Executive Director, ArtsEd Washington (WAAE)
- Doug Poage, Principal , Carnation Elementary, Carnation, WA
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Family Engagement: The Continuum from Education to Advocacy
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Building a broad, dedicated group of supporters is critical to creating and sustaining change, particularly in a time of fiscal challenge and shrinking resources. In this dynamic session, learn how Thriving Minds, an urban arts learning program, is employing strategies that engage grassroots stakeholders to build neighborhood coalitions. From program planning to advocacy, from instruction to participation, hear real-world examples and learn practical tools for getting urban families and neighborhood leaders involved in your entire program.
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Impacting Schools through Teacher Training
Saturday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
In a bad economy, new programs aren’t an option; but can we reform education by changing existing ones? When a program’s primary purpose is to train classroom teachers in arts integration, how can it have a broader impact on school and district arts education policy? Two different arts professional development programs will share practical strategies for developing school and district infrastructure that supports sustained integration of the arts within the core curriculum.
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- Sibyl Barnum, Arts Impact Director, Puget Sound Educational Service District
- Lisa Jaret, Arts in Education Program Manager, Washington State Arts Commission
- Scott Koh, Education Program Manager, Seattle Repertory Theatre
- Annie Lareau, Education Director, Book-It Repertory Theatre
- Karen Sharp, Education Director, Seattle Children's Theatre
- Susy Watts, Curriculum and Assessment Director, Arts Impact, Puget Sound Educational Service District
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for the Arts programs and services, please contact us by e-mail
or call us at 202.371.2830
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