 In This Edition:
- Building Back Stronger: Meeting the Needs of English Learners in Arts Education Registration
- Important Update: Division of Academic Standards’ Google Sites
- Job Openings
- Azalea Festival Call for Marching Bands
- Chorus America Music Education Grants
As we are all faced with the challenges of rebuilding arts education programs, we have put together a professional development series for District Arts Education Leaders this year targeting key populations and topics for building strong arts education programs. Even though this series is tailored for Arts Education leaders, any educator interested in the topics may attend:
Meeting the Needs of English Learners in Arts Education
No matter how you say it, “Art” reaches across languages and geography. All students deserve to have access to high-quality arts instruction, which includes ensuring that our English Learners are able to participate in Visual Art, Dance, Theatre, and Music programs. The language for learning these subjects is typically in English, and therefore it is imperative to equip Arts Education teachers with resources and the tools necessary to meet the needs of their English Learners. The four key language uses of Narrate, Argue, Inform, and Explain are the instructional language used by those teachers regardless of content, and can be leveraged by educators to make choices about prioritizing and coordinating content and language integration. The NCDPI ESL/Title III and Arts Education Teams have prepared a series for both District ESL and Arts Education Leaders to understand why utilizing the WIDA Framework in Arts Education is important, hear how arts teachers are meeting the needs of ELs in the field, and explore a new NCDPI resource with concrete examples of supporting English Learners all four arts areas. Leave the series excited to set up an ESL-Arts Education Collaboration to meet the unique needs of their English Learners, resources for further learning, and funding streams to tap into for professional development of Arts Educators in this area. These sessions will be recorded and archived in the PD Catalog.
Please Note: Even though this session will be geared toward District Arts Education Leaders, anyone who works with English Learners or Arts Education (including teachers) is more than welcome to attend.
How to Register
Part I: Instructional Practices for EL Students - January 25, 2022 - Register HERE
Part II: Classroom Applications - February 3, 2022 - Register HERE
Building Positive Arts Education Teacher Environments
We know teacher retention is paramount to building strong programs - and that starts with building positive teacher working environments. Stay tuned for more about this session which will be delivered in March 2022!
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The Division of Academic Standards is in the process of moving content area Google Sites to a new online home on the NC Department of Public Instruction website. We will continue to use the current Google Sites through December 31, 2021.
Although Google Sites are going away, Arts Education resources, like SEL Standards Mapping Documents, archived professional development, and the course manual, will still be accessible via the Arts Education webpage.
View this video to learn more about navigating the NCDPI Division of Academic Standards’ new webpages.
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The Azalea Festival Parade needs your Band! We are bringing the wonderful Azalea Festival community Parade back on August 21st and we need you! Bands are a key element in Parades, everyone loves music and seeing the precision of a marching unit! We know it has been a rough couple of years and we hope there is some way you can make it happen to help bring this event back to life and the community as well.
Remember it is free and we can do a travel stipend of $500 to help. You can also go ahead and register through the link here https://2021ncaparadereg.my-trs.com/ Please contact Meg Tadlock for more information megtadlock@ncazaleafestival.org or 910-794-3103.
We are excited to share a new funding opportunity available to nonprofits and schools serving Western North Carolina (Central Appalachia). At Chorus America we’ve recently launched a new grants program, the Music Education Partnership Grants which will be awarding funding to support increased access to singing-based education.
More details on the website, but a few highlights:
- The goals of the grant program are to:
- Support increased access to singing-based music education in elementary, middle, and junior high schools,
- promote cross-cultural learning and exchange,
- and uphold the principles of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- The program will fund partnerships between schools and community organizations during the 2022-23 school year.
- Grants will range from $15,000 - $50,000 and include participation in a peer learning cohort.
- More information on the eligibility criteria, core values, and selection process and scoring rubric here.
- Applications are due January 28, 2022.
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Resources
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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
- NC Museum of History
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
@ArtsEdNC - NCDPI Arts Education Twitter
Contact Us!
Sayward Grindley: K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant
Brandon Roeder: K-12 Music and Theatre Arts Consultant
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