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- NC's Arts Education Graduation Requirement
- Summer ArtsR4Life Professional Development Survey
- Making Lemonade: Canvas for Arts Educators
- Davis Visual Arts Virtual Resources
- Sparks Creative Resources
- Friday Institute Remote Learning MOOC - Still time to sign up!
- Save The Date! Teaching Artist Tuesdays
 Governor Roy Cooper has signed Senate Bill 681 into law which, among other things, creates an Arts High School Graduation Requirement in North Carolina. Arts NC has been working for this vital arts education legislation for over a decade and we are incredibly excited for this major breakthrough for equitable access to quality arts instruction as part of a well-rounded education for every North Carolina student. Now, according to NC State Law:
- A student must complete ONE arts credit (music, visual art, theatre arts, dance) between Grade 6 and Grade 12 in order to graduate from high school, beginning with those students entering Grade 6 in 2022.
- The NC State Board of Education will define the standards of the arts credit and to plan for its phased-in implementation.
- The NC State Board of Education would report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on or before December 15, 2022 about the implementation of this high school graduation requirement and of the three components of Comprehensive Arts Education (arts education, arts integration, and arts exposure)
Read more about the journey from Arts NC!
Please share your voice! NCDPI Arts Ed wants to meet YOUR Professional Development (PD) needs. Your input lets us know how to best do that: through a series of 1 hour webinars across the summer and the fall or in an *early* ArtsR4Life virtual conference. We are also looking for teacher leaders to help share their expertise with any remote learning experiences.
Take the Survey - Share Your Voice!
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Canvas for Arts Educators
As part one of our "Making Lemonade" PLC series, Pam Bachelor, NCDPI Digital Learning Systems Consultant, will be sharing how Arts Educators can best utilize the Canvas learning management system (LMS) for their courses in the fall. A musician herself, she recognizes the challenges of being an arts teacher online and is excited to assist the field in conquering those challenges.
Join us Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 3:30pm!
Register Today!
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When Life Gives You Lemons...
In the feedback surveys from the June "Afternoon Pick-Me-Up" PLCs, there was a strong call for platform-specific PLCs: Google Classroom, Canvas, Flipgrid, Google Sites, Google Meet, Zoom, etc, so that teachers can discuss their ideas, successes, and challenges when facing blended or remote learning in the 2020-2021 school year. The NCDPI Arts Ed team will be able to more deeply explore how specific these platforms can be best utilized to support the dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts standards in meaningful remote learning.
Come ready with:
- a cup of lemonade (or your favorite iced beverage)
- your questions
- a successful lesson you taught on the specified platform (if applicable)
Links For Other Sessions Will Be Available Soon!
Please note: If you feel you have expertise that you would like to share in one (or more) of these platforms and are interested in helping to facilitate these sessions, please contact Sayward Grindley.
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Davis Publications understands during these times your teachers need quality visual arts products and we are offering free resources for teachers:
- Free K-12 lesson plans
- Free digital SchoolArts magazine
- Free webinars including topics like Adaptive Art, Using Contemporary Art in the Classroom, and more.
- Free professional development webinars including Therapeutic Art Approaches
Access the free resources HERE.
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Sparks Creative is a new music nonprofit based in Chapel Hill, NC. We offer private and group, online and in-person, music lessons and music theory courses. We also offer access to instruments, outreach concerts, and arts resources for the public.
Registration is now open for instrumental lessons and fall music theory courses (AP Music Theory and Intro to Music Theory and Analysis)! Please visit www.sparkscreative.org or visit us on Facebook @SparksCreativeInc. to find out more.
Introduction to Music Theory and Analysis
Introduction to Music Theory and Analysis is a one semester course option for any age or level of music learner. Topics covered are music fundamentals, key relationships, counterpoint, 4 part writing (including Roman Numeral Analysis and Figured Bass reading), and practical knowledge for analyzing Form including spotting and recognizing secondary function and modulations. This 12-week session is specifically designed as a music theory review for adult students, a preview for potential AP Music Theory students, or a continuation of learning beyond private lessons for any age. Weekly virtual meetings will clarify topics and emphasize aural skills. It is open to any student world-wide.
AP® Music Theory
AP® Music Theory is an advanced course approximately equivalent to the content of a first year college theory course. This course has been approved by the College Board as an NC-based homeschool class, but it is open to any student world-wide. Enrolled students will have the opportunity to take the AP Exam in May to earn college credit.
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For the past three months, the COVID-19 crisis has caused massive disruptions in every corner of our society. Schools have been heavily impacted, some closing for the year, and others transitioning to Emergency Remote Learning.
As we close one school year and begin to plan for the next, we still do not know what that year will have in store for us. We may be back to school face-to-face with a new normal. We may be online. We may use some combination of these models at different points during the school year. The process of preparing for all of these possibilities can seem overwhelming.
Whether you have been teaching remotely for three months, or are just getting started -- Remote Learning at the beginning of the school year is going to be a new experience for all of us.
Registration is still open if you have colleagues who would like to participate. Registration will remain open through August 1
Check out the course!
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 Kick Off with Internationally Known Teaching Artist,
Author Eric Booth
Tuesday, July 14th
3 - 4:30 pm
Teaching Artist Tuesdays is an online bi-weekly workshop, curated and facilitated by Sharon Hill, Arts Education Director for North Carolina Arts Council with co-facilitator Lenora Helm Hammonds, Director of North Carolina Central University Teaching Artist Certificate Program.
The TAT series will serve as a blueprint for North Carolina’s Teaching Artists as they circumnavigate the COVID 19 landscape.
The effects of COVID 19 have changed the field of teaching artistry dramatically. As educators struggle to define the parameters for safe instruction, artists must be prepared to offer their talents to students in new ways. Approaches to teaching artistry may include the development of online content, strategies for social distancing and safeguards for healthy practices in hybrid situations, and a consciousness of the social emotional needs of students.
Through a series of online discussions, presentations, and resources, teaching artists will expand their knowledge of the field and gain strategies and skills to move forward in the current COVID landscape.
FREE and open to all teaching artists in NC,
and those interested in entering the field of teaching artistry.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION COMING SOON!
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
@ArtsEdNC - NCDPI Arts Education Twitter
@NCArtsEd- NCDPI Arts Education Instagram
Contact Us!
Sayward Grindley: K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant
Brandon Roeder: K-12 Music and Theatre Arts Consultant
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