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Join SEADAE (State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education) for its national conference, The Arts & Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): A Synergistic Pairing, September 24-26, 2020.
Taking place over 2.5 days in Delaware’s scenic Brandywine Valley region, this conference will explore relevant intersections between SEL competencies and learning in and through the arts, while offering a meaningful platform for the arts education community to be involved in the national SEL dialogue. It aims to bring together a diverse group of arts as well as non-arts professionals and practitioners – including those from the fields of neuroscience, policy administration, higher education, and behavioral development. With sessions held at the University of Delaware (Newark, DE) and at nearby Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, The Arts & SEL promises to be an immersive, stimulating, and enriching learning experience for all.
“SEADAE is thrilled to have the opportunity to come to Delaware to host its national conference,” says SEADAE President Dale Schmid. “Delaware has taken a lead nationally in highlighting the importance of fostering the social and emotional competence of young learners and embracing socially responsible, trauma informed instruction.”
The Arts & SEL: A Synergistic Pairing represents the culmination of a year-long professional learning project for SEADAE, made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The conference will be presented in partnership with Young Audiences Arts for Learning and Little Kids Rock.
For more information, please visit seadae.org. Questions? Contact projectmanager@seadae.org.
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We are launching our third annual "Keep Our Air Clean" Student Art Contest this March!
For the contest, students in North Carolina from kindergarten through high school submit their artwork focused on the theme of "actions people can take to reduce the amount of air pollution from vehicles." Winners will have their artwork featured on billboards across the state. See last year's winners here.
The contest opens on March 16 and closes on April 19. Winners are announced in May. Art can be submitted to nadeck@ncsu.edu. See details here.
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How will you celebrate Music In Our Schools Month this year in your community?
NCMEA Member Sherry Blevins is sharing musical resources for her composition I Dream of a World (We Can Begin Again) for NC Music Educators during MIOSM® 2020.
Sherry believes music education transforms lives by building a sense of community as it touches souls and heals hearts. She is a music educator, conductor, clinician, and more recently, a lyricist and composer. Read her Full Bio here.
Post your photos and videos on social media! Tag both @NCMEA and @NAfME and share it with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Use the hashtags #MIOSM and #MusicChangesLives. Ensure you have permission to video ALL OF YOUR PERFORMERS.
Give us your feedback!
Tell us how you celebrate MIOSM® by filling out this brief form. We love to hear how our members engage with MIOSM®.
Become an advocate
The other side of celebrating Music In Our Schools Month is stepping into the role of music advocate. Take the time this month to contact your local school board members, community leaders, elected officials and state representatives. Tell them how having access to high quality music education benefits the children in your community.
Find more information and useful resources on NAfME’s MIOSM® website.
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THANK YOU QUAVER!
Once again we’re very grateful to Quaver Music for providing their North Carolina-specific teacher resources for MIOSM® 2020. Included in these resources this year are audio files, videos and PDFs which can be seen below.
Quaver Videos
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North Carolina’s Annual Conference of Art & Action
May 19, 2020 Edenton Street UMC
May 20, 2020 General Assembly Legislative Complex
ARTS Day is a gathering of artists and arts leaders from across the state to convene as peers and prepare for action, then meet with their elected representatives at the NC General Assembly to deliver a message about the ARTS that is simple, inclusive, and positive. But ARTS Day is more than a collection of speakers and meetings with lawmakers, it is the annual culmination of a movement. The mission of Arts NC is to unite people and communities to strengthen and celebrate a creative North Carolina, an idea that is embodied in our annual two-day conference.
Learn more at artsnc.org
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 ARTS IMPACT 2020: CONTEXT MATTERS
10TH WORLD SUMMIT OCTOBER 26-29, 2020 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, REITZ UNION AND HOTEL, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, USA
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2020
NOTIFICATIONS MADE BY: MAY 1, 2020
WAAE 2020 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
SUBMISSION PORTAL IS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 20, 2020
About the Summit
The impact of the arts and arts education is wide and significant. As a global arts education community, we seek to know the impact of our work in the many contexts in which it manifests. Assessment and evaluation of the impact of arts learning and arts programming involves complex and valuable processes that are shaped by the contexts in which arts education takes place. From design to implementation to analysis, unveiling the impact of our work is achieved in multiple ways – through various designs, models, and practices.
This Summit brings together artist-educators and advocates from across the world to network, share research, and examine quality structures, processes, and practices. Artist-educators and arts program directors strive to ensure that arts assessment and program evaluation is intentional, well designed, and yields quality information that is analyzed and translated effectively into practices that improve arts learning and impact on students, audiences, and communities. This summit will bring together a host of international experts to share and discuss evidence-based practices aimed at measuring impact of arts learning and arts programming.
Learn More HERE
The NC Symphony in Jones County: Here’s how music is giving students hope after a hurricane.
Hurricane Florence hit Jones County, and other counties across eastern North Carolina, in fall 2018. The town of Pollocksville was under water. Two schools were lost.
Through creative funding and a public-private partnership, a state-of-the-art preK-12 school opened in Jones County in fall 2019. It’s the district’s first new school in nearly 50 years, replacing the elementary and middle schools ruined by the storm.
In November, a three-year residency of the North Carolina Symphony kicked off with an education concert — the district’s first-ever symphony concert in its elementary students’ first-ever gymnasium.
“All children are musical and deserve to have that in their lives,” said Mary Tillery, the district’s music teacher at all four of its elementary schools.
Watch the video and read more to follow the district over four months of recovery, learning, and celebration.
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The 2020 Connecting Communities of Education Stakeholders Conference (CCES) will be held April 5-9, 2020, at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. This year's theme is Building Networks for Future Success. This agency wide conference builds capacity for continued growth and success for all learners. It provides a platform for educational discourse, research-based practice, and professional networking to enhance the unified collaboration of all stakeholders to strengthen the continuous improvement process.
Click HERE to register.
NCDPI's Arts Ed will be presenting on April 6 at 10am.
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We would love to see you at one of our spring events! Whether you're looking for inspiring performances, networking, or professional development, we've got you covered!
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March 27 at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines
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March 27 - 28 at Spirit Square in Charlotte
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Learn more
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Visual Arts as Inspiration - Central Carolina Chapter of AOSA
March 21, 2020 | The Durham Academy, Durham, NC
Our chapter shares give us time to come together and share our best ideas. Consider sharing your ideas with your colleagues. Email cccaosanc@gmail.com to submit your ideas! Register at our website.
NCASA Metrographics Printing NC Show Choir Competition
March 28, 2020 | Simon G Atkins High School, Winston-Salem, NC
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Metrographics Printing NC Show Choir Competition. This activity is FREE but open only to NCASA member schools. You can learn more about membership at the NCASA website. LIKE our Facebook page!
NC Young Playwrights Festival Showcase
April 4, 2020 at 12:00pm | Triad Stage - Greensboro, NC
After a team of professional playwrights have selected the most outstanding plays submitted, UNCG students and faculty will produce staged readings of the award winning plays. This celebration of student writing will take place at Triad Stage in Greensboro on April 4, 2020 starting at 12pm. Each staged reading will be followed by a talk back.
Second Annual Cello/Bass Ensemble Festival
May 9, 2020 | Burlington, NC
Students and teachers are invited to work with guest clinicans as they celebrate the day playing some great cello and bass ensemble music! Free community concert at 3pm.
2020 UNCW Orff Institute
June 22 – July 3, 2020 | UNC-Wilmington
See this flier, this promotional info-mercial, and our website for more details:
NCTAE 23rd Fall Sharing Conference
September 25-26, 2020 | Weaver Academy, Greensboro, NC
Fall Sharing Conference features master classes, workshops, and networking opportunities. Visit NCTAE.com for more info.
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Resources
All Arts:
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Quick Reference Guides for the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
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NC Arts Education Google Site - The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Google Site is intended to be a resource for arts educators, administrators, institutions of higher education, and other interested parties. It contains links to standards, instructional tools, professional development, and other resources related to implementing the North Carolina Arts Education Essential Standards. Arts Education leaders are encouraged to browse, reference, download, share, discuss, and adapt resources.
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NC Arts Education Listserv- Sign up to receive detailed information and updates. Subscribe by visiting: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCSBE/subscriber/new. Enter your email address and then select Arts Education and any other listservs for which you would like to subscribe.
- North Carolina Arts Council
- A+ Schools of North Carolina
- Arts NC
- NCASA - North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities
- NC Museum of History
Regional Partners
Not in the Raleigh Area? Not a problem! Visit the Regional Arts Partners Google sheet to search for arts education organizations which serve students in your region, city, and educational district! If you have more organizations to add to the list, please contact Brandon Roeder.
Dance
Music
Theatre
Visual Arts
North Carolina's Vision for Comprehensive 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. (Senate Bill 66: Comprehensive Arts Education Task Force, 2010)
NCDPI Arts Education - NCDPI Arts Education Google Site
N.C. K-12 Arts Education - NCDPI Arts Education Facebook Page
ArtsEd@ArtsEdNC - NCDPI Arts Education Twitter Handle
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