Taking arts education to the next level
Grant helps teachers bring in those who live art to share art with students.
Kennedy Center and National School Boards Association Invite Award
The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award is open for nominations. The winning school board receives a plaque, along with a cash award of $10,000 for arts education programs. Details can be found here. Since 1989, this annual award had been presented to a school board that has demonstrated support for and commitment [...]
Full STEAM ahead
STEAM students are on the fast track to college- and career-readiness.
Upcoming school year shaping up to be a busy one
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday The 2013-14 school year is upon us, and one thing is certain: It’s going to be an exciting and busy school year for Kentucky public school students, educators and parents. Many new and continuing initiatives will require the time and attention of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), school districts, schools and educators. All [...]
Draft arts standards released for public review
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) has released its PreK-8 draft standards for an online public review through July 15. Anyone with an interest is welcome to participate in the public review of one or more of the discipline grade-band drafts in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The draft PreK-8 standards are available on the NCCAS [...]
Getting a better sense for the arts
KSD students learn through creation of mural, hip hop routines.
Next Generation Academies for Arts Integration: World Languages and the Arts
For the third consecutive summer KDE is partnering with The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts to offer Next Generation Academies for the Integration of Arts and World Languages. June 17-21 Integrating the Arts and World Languages Languages: Spanish and Japanese Location: Jesse Stewart Elementary School, Madisonville June 24-28 Integrating the Arts and World Languages Languages: Spanish and French Location: [...]
Need art help? Call out the SWAT team
The Kentucky Arts Council offers a program to help schools improve their arts and humanities programs.
National Core Arts Framework now available
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), a partnership of organizations and states leading the revision of the 1994 National Standards for Arts Education, has released a narrative framework that details the rationale, goals, and strategy of the new National Standards for Arts Education. The National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning is available online. Five arts [...]
Teaching to the choir
District program takes solos and turns them into ensembles.