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In This Issue
- NC CAE Conference Registration Information
- Expanded Course Options for Arts Proficiency Endorsement
- NCAEA + NCDPI Visual Arts Webinars
- US Department of Education Grant Now Available
- Register Now for NCTAE Fall Sharing
- NEW Music Literature Planning Tools
- Free Webinars for Beginning Music Teachers
- Piedmont North Carolina Chapter of AOSA 2025–2026 Workshop Season
- Central Carolina AOSA Upcoming Workshop
NC Arts Council Corner
- A+ Schools of North Carolina celebrates 30 years of transforming schools through the arts
 🎨 Join us at Ligon Middle School on Saturday, September 6th for the Comprehensive Arts Education Conference (CAEC). This day-long conference, in partnership with Ligon Middle School and proudly supported by the North Carolina Music Educators Association, serves as a statewide professional development opportunity for arts educators, district arts education leaders, teaching artists, arts integration specialists, and pre-service teachers from across North Carolina working in K-12 programs, independent studios, performing arts organizations, and higher education institutions.
Thanks to District Arts Education Leader, Jeremy Tucker and Wake County Public Schools, we have been able to secure Ligon Magnet Middle School. This campus, just minutes away from the original conference location, is home to outstanding Band, Strings, Theatre, Dance, and Visual Arts programs and offers a facility that will wonderfully meet the needs of this event. To ensure a lunch order, please register no later than Thursday, August 28th.
📚 The mission of this conference is to support the three essential components of the North Carolina Comprehensive Arts Education Model: Arts Education, Arts Integration, and Arts Exposure. Sessions will be centered on the four K-12 Arts Education Standards core strands of Connect 🤝, Create ✨, Present 🎭, and Respond 💬.
📅 Registration ends on September 5th, so don't delay!
📩 Contact Laura.stauderman@dpi.nc.gov if needing to pay with a school check for an alternate registration method, otherwise please use the Eventbrite link below.
In an effort to promote equity and celebrate the creative commitment of our student artists, the list of courses that satisfy the Arts Education Diploma Endorsement is being expanded. Effective beginning in the 2025–26 school year, the following courses will now count toward fulfilling the four-course endorsement requirement:
- All high school course codes beginning with 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57
- All Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge (CIE) arts courses
✨ New Planning Tools for General Music & VIM Teachers! ✨
We’re excited to share brand-new Literature Alignment Guides for General Music and Vocal/Instrumental Music (VIM)! These guides are designed to make lesson planning easier by helping you quickly connect repertoire to the NC Music Standards. Think of them as a shortcut to aligning your music selections with objectives—without the stress of flipping through standards one by one.
This is not a compliance checklist ❌—it’s a teacher-centered planning tool ✅ you can actually use to save time and inspire ideas. Whether you’re choosing concert repertoire 🎤 or mapping out classroom songs 🎶, these guides will help you confidently meet objectives while focusing on what matters most: making music with your students. ❤️🎵
We’ll dive deeper into how to use these guides in an interactive session at the NC Comprehensive Arts Education Conference (CAEC) —don’t miss it! Make sure you’re registered so you can walk away with strategies, examples, and ready-to-use planning templates.
Your planning just got easier. Your teaching just got stronger. 🎵 See you at CAEC!
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 Learn more about the objectives of each standard in this 8-part webinar series and engage in breakout conversations with other Visual Arts Educators to discuss lesson ideas and possible assessments. These webinars are offered free to all visual arts educators, administrators, and district leaders. You do not need to be an NCAEA member to attend. Registration is required. 01CEU-0.8CEUs awarded. Sign up for one or all eight sessions! https://go.ncdpi.gov/VAwebinarSeries
SUMMARY:
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Assistance for Arts Education (AAE) program.
 28TH ANNUAL FALL SHARING
Dates: September 12-13, 2025
Location: E.E. Smith HS, Fayetteville, NC (Hosted by Raqi Barnett)
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Must be a paid member to participate
- Early Registration: $40 (by Aug. 30)
- Late Registration: $50 (after Aug. 30)
- Teacher Membership Dues: $20
- Retired Teacher & Student Membership Dues: $15 (Fall Sharing fees waived for students)
After registering, submit payment via the Shop on the website. You can pay by PayPal, debit, or credit card. Alternatively, pay by check (invoice will be sent). Send checks to: NCTAE, PO Box 16662, Asheville, NC 28816
 The Piedmont North Carolina Chapter of AOSA kicks off its 2025–26 workshop season on Saturday, October 4 at Winthrop University. Four engaging, hands-on Saturday sessions (Oct 4, Jan 10, Feb 21, Mar 21) will spotlight creative movement, folk dance, collaborative music-making, and culturally responsive repertoire rooted in the Orff Schulwerk approach.
Presenters include Julia McCallum, Rob Delgaudio, and fellow local educators. Our March session will be a special joint workshop with the Central Carolina Chapter of AOSA. These events are packed with practical ideas teachers can take straight back to their classrooms on Monday morning.
Discounts are available for pre-service and first-year educators. Come network, create, and re-energize your classroom practice!
👉 Registration is now open:
https://sites.google.com/view/pnccorff/workshops#h.v9pru5eensgw
🌐 Chapter website:
tinyurl.com/pnccaosa
 🎶 Just 1 month away! 🎉 Join us Sept. 6 for Creating Harmony Through Literacy and Music with Erin Ellington — hosted by Central Carolina AOSA!
This playful, hands-on workshop is for elementary Orff educators and explores the powerful connection between music & literacy through the Orff process.
📚🎵 Literacy credit available!
👉 Register now at cccaosa.com
 Welcome to the North Carolina Arts Council Arts Education Corner! The North Carolina Arts Council Arts Education Corner is a new monthly newsletter feature supporting arts educators statewide. Each month, we'll share valuable resources, highlight opportunities for teachers and students, and showcase the incredible work of schools, organizations and teaching artists who are making an impact in their communities.
 In 1995, the Kenan Institute for the Arts, in Winston-Salem, launched a program to integrate the arts in every aspect of instruction in 25 diverse pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade schools. The results were profoundly positive. The program expanded and transitioned, finally finding its home at the North Carolina Arts Council in 2010, where it remains.
Over the past three decades, A+ Schools of North Carolina has revolutionized education through the arts, helping educators create dynamic, engaging learning environments.
In the program’s early years, leaders across the A+ network developed the Eight A+ Essentials to support and guide schools in implementing this innovative model. These essentials form the foundational framework that shapes each school’s unique and creative culture. In addition to the arts, the other essential A+ ingredients are curriculum, experiential learning, enriched assessment, multiple learning pathways, collaboration, climate, and infrastructure.
A+ schools foster collaborative classrooms where arts integration and hands-on activities boost student engagement, improve retention, and enhance achievement. This environment also benefits teachers, leading to greater teacher retention and job satisfaction. A study by N.C. State University’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation found that A+ teachers feel supported, empowered, and fulfilled.
A hallmark of the A+ model is its commitment to whole-school professional development, with experienced educators leading hands-on, research-based training. Schools in the A+ network receive ongoing resources and support. Each year in North Carolina, new schools join the network through a selective application process.
Congratulations to A+ Schools of North Carolina on three decades of innovation and inspiration. Here’s to a bright future!
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)
Learn More about Comprehensive Arts Education
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Contact Us!
Laura Stauderman: K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant
Brandon Roeder: K-12 Music and Theatre Arts Consultant
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