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In This Issue
- NCAEA + NCDPI Visual Arts Unpacking Webinars
- Copyright Unlocked Webinar Series - EXPANDED
- Arrange it Right (Alfred Music Publishing) Oct 23
- Stage Right (Music Theatre International) Oct 28
- Lesson Launch (Copyright & Creativity) Nov 18
- Respect the Work (Panel from CAEC) Archived
- CAEC Replay: Literature Alignment Guides Webinar
- Central Carolina AOSA Workshop
- Help Build North Carolina’s Student Micro-Credentials on Digital Well-Being (Session Law 2025-38) & AI Safety
- Innovation Collaborative free Virtual STEAM Summit
NC Arts Council Corner
- A+ Schools of North Carolina is recruiting NEW Fellows
- Registration for Poetry Out Loud is open!
 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
 This October, join NCDPI Arts Education and Alfred Publishing for a fast-paced, practical webinar designed to help music educators navigate the intersection of creativity and copyright. In just one hour, we’ll unpack what “arranging” really means at every grade level, clarify when you need permission from publishers, and show you how to legally use accompaniments and recordings in class and performance.
You’ll leave with clear strategies to foster student creativity, keep your program legally sound, and model professional crediting practices for your students. Expect real classroom scenarios, publisher-approved guidance, and ready-to-use resources that make CR.2.1 and CR.2.2 simple to teach and apply.
Whether you teach general music, choir, or instrumental ensembles, this session will help you confidently say yes to student creativity—without crossing legal lines.
0.1 CEUs awarded
Join us on October 23 from 4-5pm at go.ncdpi.gov/Alfred-Copyright
 Do your students know what it really means to perform ethically? In this hands-on webinar, we’ll explore real classroom and production scenarios to help theatre educators teach students how to navigate copyright, licensing, and ethical decision-making in school performances.
From choreography and set design to scripts and digital recordings, we’ll discuss practical strategies for:
- Recognizing when adaptation or inspiration becomes infringement
- Giving proper credit and modeling respect for original creators
- Making informed choices about rehearsal recordings, streaming, and materials reuse
Led by special guest Eric Grapatin (MTI), this session is packed with concrete examples, teacher-friendly discussion prompts, and actionable tips you can bring to your next production.
Come ready to explore scenarios, ask questions, and leave with tools that make ethical theatre practice clear, engaging, and manageable.
 Ready-to-go classroom resources that you can use tomorrow! Join us to explore Copyright & Creativity’s library and discover how it connects to North Carolina’s six key themes — from Originality vs. Copying to Complex Use Cases like AI and parody. These resources, aligned with NC’s CR.2.2 standards, make teaching copyright and ethics practical, clear, and fun. Perfect for educators across all arts disciplines, this webinar shows how to scaffold student understanding and bring ethical creativity into every classroom project.
November 18, 4-5PM
 Copyright isn’t just a legal issue—it’s a daily reality for artists, educators, and students. This session brings together professionals from across the arts to share real stories about when copyright and ethics mattered in their careers. From giving proper credit to navigating licensing, fair use, and remix culture, panelists will unpack the challenges they’ve faced and connect them directly to classroom practice. Set in a casual “living room” format, this conversation will highlight why modeling ethical behavior is essential in arts education and how teachers can help students respect creative work.
Stay tuned! We are currently scheduling SWANK Movie Licensing and other webinars are in various stages of development!
 Did you miss the smash-hit session at CAEC? Here’s your chance to join the encore. In this interactive webinar, music educators will explore the brand-new Literature Alignment Guides for General Music and VIM (band, choir, orchestra, and more). These guides flip the usual planning process—starting with the NC Music Standards first—so your repertoire choices lead to deeper, more purposeful learning.
You’ll walk away with ready-to-use templates, a clear process for aligning music selections with the 2024 standards, and real examples you can try immediately with your students. Whether you teach second-grade general music or advanced ensemble, this webinar will help you plan with confidence and unlock student mastery—without adding hours to your prep.
Led by respected arts leaders Johnathan M. Hamiel and Christy White, this session will leave you inspired, equipped, and ready to make your planning stronger than ever.
0.1 CEUs awarded
Join us on November 13 from 4-5pm at go.ncdpi.gov/Music-Lit-Guides
We are excited to invite you to an engaging professional development opportunity designed especially for you!
🎤 Presenter: Gerard Stokes
📅 Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🎵 Workshop Title: Playing With The Schulwerk
📚 Credit Opportunity: Literacy OR Content Credit
In this workshop, you’ll explore how playful uses of children’s literature can spark creativity and connection in your classroom. Through games, movement, singing, and instrumental exploration, participants will discover strategies to build a classroom culture where students feel confident, valued, and ready to just play.
Come join us and experience how the Orff Schulwerk process can help your students find out more about themselves while connecting as a classroom community.
We can’t wait to see you there!
North Carolina is forming educator design teams to build two sets of student micro-credential pathways:
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Social Media Literacy (required by Session Law 2025-38): ensuring all students understand the mental, social, emotional, and physical impacts of social media, including misinformation, manipulation, cyberbullying, online safety, reporting, and digital permanence.
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AI Literacy & Ethics: a forward-looking initiative helping students build the skills to use AI responsibly, critically, and creatively across academic, personal, and career settings.
Apply by: October 9
Notifications by: October 15
Who should apply: Classroom teachers, counselors, media specialists, digital learning leaders, and administrators statewide.
What you’ll do: Co-design practical, student-facing micro-credentials (clear learning goals, student tasks, and rubrics) ready for classroom use.
Timeframe/Format: Collaborative design sprints with asynchronous drafting and brief sync check-ins.
Apply Now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhKlARbDb9Zlgr5mHUR6inVQjUXsRtyAqWyqu_fx04VyRfaQ/viewform?usp=header
STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING & LEARNING IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM
As we move near the third decade of the 21 st century, changes in how and what children learn are being shaped by rapidly evolving technology that is impacting every aspect of our lives. How we educate and prepare our students to succeed is also changing. And that’s where STEAM education can play a central and pivotal role by elevating the intersection of the sciences and the arts in the K-12 classroom through creative and innovative curriculum.
Want to learn more about STEAM-driven curriculum? Join us on October 23 for the Innovation Collaborative’s Virtual Summit: STEAM education in the K12 Classroom. The event will feature distinguished keynote speakers, conversations with veteran STEAM educators, and deep-dive breakout sessions where attendees can dialogue with peers and experts on their professional development needs and experiences with STEAM in the classroom. Registration opens on September 23. See you there!
 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.
 Register by Monday, December 1, for an online information session to learn more: Become an A+ Fellow | NC Arts Council
Who are the A+ Fellows?
- A+ Fellows are paid, part-time, trained consultants who provide professional development for A+ network schools and partner organizations
- A+ Fellows are pre-k–12th grade educators and administrators, arts educators, and teaching artists, from all disciplines
- A+ Fellows complete a year-long paid apprenticeship
What are we looking for in a potential A+ Fellow?
Strong potential A+ Fellows will have:
- An understanding of school culture and educational practice
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Arts in education
- Arts integration
- Curriculum and assessment through the arts
- Arts-based instructional practice
- Leadership/team coaching and development
- Successful experience with facilitating for adult learners
- Strong communication and collaborative skills
Our recruitment process has begun!
Want to learn more? Register for one of our online information sessions by Monday, December 1, 2025:
- Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon
- Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m.
See the full recruitment timeline and process on our website. Become an A+ Fellow | NC Arts Council
Poetry Out Loud is a national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation that encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps high school students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Students have the opportunity to compete at classroom, school, district, state, and national levels for cash prizes and money for their schools to purchase poetry books.
The N.C. Arts Council and Children's Theatre of Charlotte, the host of North Carolina's Poetry Out Loud state competition, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, invite N.C. students to participate in the program to gain a deeper appreciation of great poetry through memorization and recitation. The program starts in the classroom, broadens to the state level and culminates at the national finals in Washington, D.C.
While teachers, students and poetry lovers everywhere can use the NEA’s Poetry Out Loud website and free materials to organize their own contests, the official POL contest is limited to the programs run by each state’s arts agency. If you are a teacher interested in participating in the official N.C. program, contact Children's Theatre of Charlotte at pol@ctcharlotte.org.
Important dates
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Registration opens: September 8, 2025
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Registration closes: November 21, 2025
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County competitions: November 2025 through early February 2026
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Regional and state finals: at ImaginOn, Charlotte, on Saturday, February 28, 2026
HELPFUL LINKS
Further information, including poems eligible for the competition, lesson plans and competition rules can be found at www.poetryoutloud.org.
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
NCDPI Arts Education - NCDPI Arts Education Website
@ArtsEdNC - NCDPI Arts Education Twitter
Contact Us!
Laura Stauderman: K-12 Dance and Visual Arts Consultant
Brandon Roeder: K-12 Music and Theatre Arts Consultant
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