ODE Arts Education Updates 

Arts Ed Spotlight

Arts and Computer Science Connections

This month’s spotlight highlights the many connections between arts learning and the field of computer science in advance of Computer Science Education Week (December 5-11). Media arts and computer science are deeply intertwined subject areas, and many careers such as video game design and UX design are informed by skills learned in both subjects. This being said, all arts areas may consider the intersections of computer science and technology within the latest contemporary work in their respective fields - computers and technology continue to converge with work in the arts in a myriad of ways.

If you’d like to explore connections with computer science and the arts, this interview with Oregon educator Shawn Patrick Higgins by Saber Khan, Education Community Director at the Processing Foundation, explores Easy but Awesome: Free and Open-Source Creative Tools for Middle-School Students. Also from the Processing Foundation Education Portal is the createCanvas podcast series, and accompanying set of teacher resources, including links to online intro courses for educators and course and lesson materials for students. 

Additional Resources:

• EdSurge has written about How Art and Dance Are Making Computer Science Culturally Relevant 
• The Oregon Game Project has compiled a list of free media arts and game design programs for students. (Consider entering the Oregon Game Project Challenge by forming a team at your school!) 
• For Oregon STEM week 2021, Rainbow Dance Theatre and artist Darryl Thomas offered a  Virtual STEAM workshop: CODE CAN DANCE for the Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub. The Code Can Dance videos are linked mid-way through the page!
• Exploring Computer Science has developed a unit called Stitching the Loop - integrating work in media arts and computer science through the creation of e-textiles.
• Learn more about how to create and teach animation with a free online tool - WickEditor. 

Check out the Oregon Arts Group on the Oregon Open Learning Hub for these arts and computer science integrated resources and more!

• AI For All: AI & Dance
• Hour of Code: Dance Party
• Code.org CS Discoveries 2019-20: Making Music
• NYC Computer Science for All: Scratch Music and Loops
• Autodesk Instructables: Flexible 3D Print Masks
• Disney Pixar and Khan Academy: Color Science

Well-Rounded Access Program News

WRAP Request: Support Resource Sharing for Arts Programs in Oregon Schools!

The Well-Rounded Access Program (WRAP) team is in search of example resources to share in upcoming releases to assist districts and schools in supporting in-school arts programs. Some of the tools sought to help support this effort include:

• Sample schedules including arts courses
• Examples of arts program scope and sequence documents from Oregon districts and schools
• Examples of successful arts program models applied in Oregon schools
• Photos of students engaging in arts learning experiences*

*Photos must be in compliance with district guidelines for photo release and include written confirmation from the school district to be used in ODE releases.

If your school or district team may be able to support this effort, please reach out to the WRAP team at ODE.WRCoursesGrant@ode.state.or.us. Thank you in advance for your help in supporting arts learning opportunities for Oregon students!

Educator Opportunities

Multnomah County Regional Education Network Offering

MCREN Presents: Jessica Brown, Design Thinking Workshop Registration 

We are so excited to invite you to an afternoon of design play, prototyping, & testing with nationally renowned equity-centered designer, Jessica Brown.  Please use register if you plan to attend.

Please note that lunch will be free, optional, and we would love you to join us.

Also, note that if you need a sub, MCREN is sponsoring sub reimbursement for the first 75 registrants who need it.

Youth Opportunities

Kennedy Center: VSA International Young Soloists Competition

Each year, outstanding young musicians with disabilities, between the ages of 14-25 at the time of the application deadline, receive this $2,000 award. Applicants can apply as instrumental or vocal soloists, or as ensembles. All genres of music are accepted, including but not limited to classical, jazz, hip-hop, rap, rock/alt-rock, pop, indie, bluegrass, folk, country, R&B/blues, Latin, and world. All instruments, including voice, are accepted. 

Application Deadline: March 14, 2023

Artist, Arts Organization and Partner Opportunities

Applications Open for the 2023 Oregon Fringe Festival

Students, local artists, national artists, and international artists are ALL encouraged to apply to the 2023 Oregon Fringe Festival. The roster includes music, theatre, visual art, film, dance, spoken word, and more.

Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to present something to a fun and diverse audience, but it's also an opportunity to experiment with new ideas and concepts. Even more exciting, the festival offers up to three $1,000 honoraria to non-student artists whose creative work is boundary-breaking, unconventional, excites discussion and explores different perspectives of a held position, principle, and/or belief.

Priority consideration deadline is Dec. 12, and regular consideration deadline is Dec. 26.

To be considered for an honorarium, applications must be submitted by the Priority Consideration Deadline.

People can contact oregonfringe@sou.edu or apply online at oregonfringefestival.org/apply-now.

Image by Mauricio Keller Keller from Pixabay

Oregon Open Learning

Statewide OER Workshop: Explore the Multilingual/English Learner Resource Bank - December 8, 2022

To celebrate the launch of the Multilingual/English Learner Resource Bank, the Oregon Open Learning team will host a statewide OER workshop on Thursday, December 8th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm (PST). Join us to learn more about this new collection of resources that meet the rigorous standards of the Oregon OER Quality Framework and serve as exemplars of culturally responsive instruction, intentionally designed to support multilingual learners. This virtual workshop will be an interactive professional learning event that will provide an introduction to the Hub and time to explore these new resources.  

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. Sign up to receive the Oregon Open Learning quarterly newsletter.