Arts Ed Newsletter NEW WEBINAR SERIES - September 14, 2020

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September 14, 2020

NC Arts Education

K-12 STANDARDS, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

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IT'S NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK
FEEDback Buffet: A Series on Virtual Differentiated Assessment Practices
Earn a Making Lemonade Digital Badge!
Piedmont Opera's Echos from Carolina
NC Virtual Digital Transition Webinars for Educators Fall Series

It's National Arts In Education Week!

ArtsNC gives ideas of how to celebrate:

National Arts in Education Week Proclamation

This is National Arts in Education Week and has been officially proclaimed by our arts educator partners: NC Art Education Association, NC Dance Education Organization, NC Music Educators Association, and NC Theatre Arts Educators.

Arts NC wants to take this opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the passage of a NC Arts High School Graduation Requirement and the creation of Recommendations for Arts Education as NC Reopens Schools, now cited in official State guidance. We are also grateful for the hard work and accomplishments of our statewide network of arts advocates supporting Comprehensive Arts Education. But the work of arts education advocacy is never done. Please take this opportunity to complete the following assignment to ensure a better creative education for all North Carolina students.

YOUR ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS ARE:

	SHARE the Arts in Education Week Proclamation and our NC Arts Graduation Requirement Celebration video. WATCH a #BecauseOfArtsEd Chat with actress Annette Bening and singer/songwriter Josh Groban on September 16 at 7:00pm. Register now to learn more about the importance of arts education and how you can support arts education in your local community. POST on Facebook, Twitter or any platform and share your #BecauseOfArtsEd story during #ArtsEdWeek. Inspire and be inspired. ENGAGE with an elected official, principal, educator, or ANYONE about Comprehensive Arts Education in your community. Do something to make a difference.

EASY EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS
	PROCLAMATION Ask leaders to create Resolutions and Proclamations. PUBLICATION Write an Op-Ed for your local newspaper. CELEBRATION Schedule events and performances in your community. INVITATION Ask local officials to see the arts at work in our schools. EDUCATION & NAVIGATION Learn the landscape and your role.
ALL EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS CAN ALSO BE COMPLETED FOR NATIONAL ARTS IN EDUCATION WEEK 2021 September 12-18, 2021 AND THANK AN ARTS EDUCATOR TODAY!

September 22, September 29, & October 6 @ 4:00 pm

A lot is going on in our world right now, and Arts Educators need to slow down and focus on what is most important for their students at this moment and the rest of this school year. Come FEAST at our FEEDBACK BUFFET as you learn how to retool, refocus, and rethink how you can better connect with and teach your students in 3 part series focused on differentiated virtual assessment practices.

In three 60 minute sessions, we will PLEARN Screencastify, Padlet, Vacaroo, and do both a beginning and deeper dive into using Flipgrid!

Presented by:

Dr. Lisa Hervey, NBCT, is a Senior Research Scholar & Digital Learning Coach at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Teaching Professor in the College of Education - Instructional Technology Program at North Carolina State University. With over 16 years of experience, starting with 10 years as a public school 6th - 8th Language Arts teacher, her learning and teaching now focuses on the creation and facilitation of both face-to-face and online professional development that supports pre- and in-service educators in transforming their digital pedagogies and teach beyond the tools.

Digital Badges for Making Lemonade Virtual Professional Development!

We are very excited to announce that after several requests and suggestions, we are offering TWO possible DIGITAL BADGES for you to earn through our NCDPI Arts Ed PD this fall.

(You may have already taken everything you need to earn the first badge from our summer PD, but if you are missing any, you can still go back and watch them and fill out the survey for your CEU certificate to complete the requirements for your badge. Here is our Webinar Archive.)

MAKING LEMONADE BADGE

In order to receive your "Making Lemonade" Badge, you must have CEU certificates from 6 sessions from the Making Lemonade Series including:

Either Canvas for Arts Ed or Google Classroom for Arts Ed
Fine Arts Remote Learning Strategies
Rethinking [Remote] Lesson Plans
YOUR discipline's Webinar (Dancing Alone, But Together; Thinking Outside the Box; Rehearsal and Beyond; OR Virtual Drama Games)
Any TWO other sessions

Fill out this form once you have completed all six sessions, in order to request your badge.

FEEDback BUFFET BADGE

In order to receive the "FEEDback Buffet" Badge, you must have CEU certificates from all three sessions in the series.

This is a new 3-part series we are offering that will provide an introduction to some multi-media tools, including an in depth look at Flipgrid, for meaningful feedback and assessment in remote and blended arts education environments.
The sessions will take place on Tuesdays, Sept 22, 29 and Oct 6 at 4:00pm.
Register for those upcoming sessions here.

We can't wait to see you at our upcoming sessions, and sporting your badges proudly! Way to go!

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-During the COVID-19 pandemic, concert halls and theaters have been closed to the public. Social distancing keeps us all at least six feet apart. This, however, is not enough to stop Piedmont Opera’s love and desire for live opera.

This season Piedmont Opera and Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem will infuse a world premiere, cast with local talent into its 43rd season. In March, the company will produce an opera composed by a female, a first in Piedmont Opera history. The company will feature small casts in operas that accommodate social distancing, even on stage. This season will feature productions live streamed to audiences around the world, live from the Steven Center of the UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC. This season will feature the creativity and resiliency of Piedmont Opera.

Echoes from Carolina is comprised of two, one act productions from two Carolina composers. The event will be live streamed on October 16th at 8:00 PM and October 18th at 2:00 PM.

Find out more: https://piedmontopera.org/event/tuesdays-are-easy/

Welcome to our Digital Transition Webinars for
Educators Fall Series!

Our Professional Development sessions feature Interactive Conversation Webinars. Join us weekly Tuesdays and Thursdays as we share best practices for supporting students in learning online. Leave with a toolkit of resources to bring to your face-to-face classroom into the virtual world!

NEW FOR FALL!

Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm
Webinar: “CANVAS – Advanced Session”
This session is advanced-level and will cover linking to Powerschool and SchoolNet, student analytics, Canvas Commons best practices, various external tools, and more.
Presenter: Dustin Weaver, NCVirtual Math Instructional Leader, and NCVirtual AP Statistics and Math 1 Instructor.
Register

Thursday, September 17 at 11:00 am
Webinar: “Creating a Better Student Experience”
This session includes course navigation, feedback and grades from a student’s point of view. Also, we’ll talk about setting up class routines and procedures for consistency (with examples) and much more.
Presenter: Laurie Sloan, NCVirtual OAS Instructional Leader, and NCVirtual Art Instructor.
Register

*Please note: a 1-hour certificate of participation will be emailed to registered participants within 1 week from session date.

Browse our FREE Archived Digital Transition Sessions

Resources

All Arts:

Quick Reference Guides for the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
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.
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

NCDEO - North Carolina Dance Education Organization

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)