Centering Student Creativity and Voice for the New School Year

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for showing up for another year to provide students with essential arts learning. Best wishes for a creative, generative and exciting new school year, and for new opportunities to know students and partner with them in their artistic learning! As the year begins, we want to feature resources that will help center student voices and uplift their individuality and creativity in the school community. 

Some resources that may be of interest as the new classes walk through the door:

Centering Student Voices to Transform Educational Systems from the Arts Education Partnership features the voices of students and their opinions about how arts educators can provide authentic opportunities for inclusion for their students of color and all student populations.

OK You is a non-profit that creates and shares free arts, movement and creative projects to help students manage feelings of anxiety and fear.

Virtual Mentoring through Storytelling and Hip Hop by Naira Sidi, Marta Albert and Judy Lewis for the Arts Education Partnership tells the story of a music literacy centered project that incorporates student voice in innovative ways.

Thank you as always for your dedication to our students. 

-Shannon Johnson, ODE Arts Specialist

Photo by Artem Podrez

ODE Arts Education Updates 

Arts Ed Spotlight

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

This September 15 - October 15 we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Look to these resources and events to find ways to incorporate meaningful and authentic activities and lessons into your arts classroom during this celebration!

Resources:

• National Museum of the American Latino Resources
• National Park Service Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
• PBS Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
• EdSITEment Lesson Guide: Hispanic and Latino Heritage and History in the United States

Events:

Madras Latino Fest features live music, dancing, food, resource fair and games

Tualatin Valley Events includes El Tigre Fest and El Grito festivities

Hillsboro Events feature El Grito celebrations and bilingual art classes

Lane Arts Council Fiesta Cultural includes music, arts, dining and more

JuntosPDX Festival showcases local makers and vendors in Portland

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash

Educator Opportunities

Free Opportunities Available from PDX Jazz

PDX Jazz is offering opportunities for free programs geared toward K-12 students! Follow the links for more information and to register. 

Jazz in the Schools: a K-12 program that teaches students about jazz music's most important contributors - past and present - and its connection to visual art. This interactive learning experience uniquely combines music, visual art, and American history. Selected student art is exhibited annually at the Portland Art Museum.

The Music and the Movement: a curriculum unit built for middle and high school social studies and music classrooms to broaden the understanding of the social importance of jazz. This unit includes lessons on the Civil Rights Movement, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, Mahalia Jackson, John Coltrane, and James Brown. 

Online Education Resources: Lesson plans, presentations, musician highlights, jazz playlists for the classroom, and read-aloud videos

National Art Education Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2023-2024 Grants Program

The National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) is accepting applications for its annual grants program. NAEF shares NAEA’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and encourages the submission of grant applications by all eligible NAEA members, especially those who are members of historically marginalized groups. 

The National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) invites applications for the Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development Grants, Mary McMullan Grants, NAEF Research Grants, SHIP Grants, and Teacher Incentive Grants. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,500 depending on the grant category.

In order to apply, individuals must have been an NAEA member as of October 1, 2021. Read the grant guidelines for application here. 

Deadline: October 1, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST

Project Time Period: July 1, 2023 - June 30. 2024

Announcement of Grants Awarded: June 1, 2023

Connect with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission around National Principal Month!

National Principal Month is coming. Each October, National Principal Month recognizes the essential role that administrators play in making Oregon’s schools great. To celebrate this work, we would love to highlight the amazing work happening in your school communities in the media. If you have a unique and interesting story about yourself, a principal, or your school you would like to share with TSPC and OASP, reach out to Kirsten Plumeau at kirsten.plumeau@tspc.oregon.gov with a summary and a few pictures.

Youth Opportunities

Talent Submissions for US Department of Education

In April 2022, the U.S. Department of Education issued a “call” across the United States and its territories for student performing artists interested in showcasing their talent, virtually or in-person, at internal and external Department-hosted events.

They have received many talent submissions from across the country and are now seeking specific talent to support National Hispanic Heritage Month (September), National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October), National Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month (November), and the following Special Emphasis Observances implemented by Presidential Proclamation, Executive Orders (White House Initiatives) and Public Law:

• January Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
• February African American History Month
• March Women's History Month
• April Holocaust Remembrance Day
• May Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month
• August Women's Equality Day
• September National Hispanic Heritage Month
• October National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• November National Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month

Responses to this call are voluntary and will provide the Department with a repository of student talent that may be matched to specific events that amplify the mission and initiatives of the Department.

Please utilize this link for additional information that includes Frequently Asked Questions, submission instructions, and other related guidance. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete your submission and/or answer any related questions, please email studentart@ed.gov.

Photo by Joseph Phillips

Artist, Arts Organization and Partner Opportunities

Arts Now: Process Based Art in Afterschool 

OregonASK and the Salem Arts Association have begun a state-wide arts initiative called Arts Now: Process Based Art in Afterschool Cohort that will bring art to children, youth, and adults all across Oregon. Arts Now combines Process-Based Art, Social and Emotional Learning, and Youth-Lead learning to make programming fun and easy for facilitators, directors, and everyone involved. Trainings will be live online November 1, 2022 10 AM - 12 PM or 6 PM - 8 PM. Find more information and register here. 

Salem Art Association Call to Artists

Salem Art Association, in collaboration with Salem Multicultural Institute, is excited to announce a call to artists for our collaborative November and December exhibition, Winter Light, to be held in the Bush Barn Art Center and the Multicultural Institute Gallery. 

Oregon Arts Commission Curation Request for Proposals

The Oregon Arts Commission, on behalf of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), is accepting qualifications from curators for a Percent for Art in Public Places opportunity to re-curate a collection of portable artworks located in public buildings in Eugene, Salem, Portland and Pendleton. View a PDF of the Request for Proposals.

Photo by Yan Krukov

Job Opportunity

Oregon Department of Education: Art, Information, and Communication Technology Education Specialist (Education Program Specialist 2)

The Art, Information, and Communication Technology Education Specialist provides expertise in the Art,  Information, and  Communication Technology Career Areas to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across the state. This position is also responsible for implementing assigned portions of the CTE State Plan and other CTE and secondary postsecondary alignment work within the Oregon Department of Education and with partner agencies. See more details and apply on the State of Oregon Workday site. 

SEL Framework & Standards Advisory Opportunity

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking participants that reflect the diversity of the public K-12 student population for its K-12 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Framework & Standards Advisory Group. This group will work with ODE to develop a K-12 SEL Framework and Standards for Oregon to be adopted by the State Board of Education by September 2023. The adopted SEL Framework and Standards will be implemented in Oregon schools starting in the fall of 2024. 

ODE is seeking to work with an Advisory Group made up of Oregonians who reflect the diversity of the public K-12 student population. To achieve this, the Department will ask applicants to identify demographic and experiential information that corresponds with student demographics and experiences.

To apply, please complete the SEL Framework & Standards Advisory Group Application by 11:59 PM on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

On October 3rd, we will notify applicants that they have been selected to serve on the Advisory Group and provide more information regarding our Advisory Group launch meeting on October 14th from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.

Note: If you are an educator or practitioner, you will need your administrator’s approval to apply.

Statewide OER Workshop

September 29, 2022

Looking to reinvigorate your practice and keep things fresh by incorporating new ideas and materials? The Oregon Open Learning team will host a statewide Open Educational Resources (OER) workshop on Thursday, September 29th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. This virtual workshop will be an interactive professional learning event that will provide participants an opportunity to learn about OER and the Oregon Open Learning Hub, Oregon’s K-12 repository for OER. 

Register for the event here and share the opportunity with your colleagues. Contact the Oregon Open Learning Team at OregonOpenLearning@ode.oregon.gov with any questions. To receive the Oregon Open Learning quarterly newsletter, sign up here.