Arts Common Core State Standards

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

HOW DOES OUR LOCAL WORK (ART CONTINUUM) 

FIT IN WITH STATE AND NATIONAL WORK?

The National Core Arts Standards were started in October of 2011

 

To participate in the Public Review for the preK-8 Core Arts Standards - All levels need to comment to help with the work moving forward - please click here. 

Comments end July 15th 2013!

History: Argy Nestor, Maine Visual and Performing Arts Specialist / Augusta
Maine Dept of Ed
23 State House Station
Augusta ME 04333
argy.nestor@maine.gov
207-624-6825
www.maine.gov/education/lres/vpa/

Clarifying Blog Post
This blog post is to provide clarification around the national standards work for arts education. I have received questions, emails, and phone calls from arts educators and others wondering about where their local work fits with the “Common Core State Standards” (CCSS) and what is happening with the national work in arts education. Hopefully this post will answer questions and provide you with information to help guide your work at the local level.
Click here for the rest of this post.

Here is what Argy recommends you do to keep up with progress.

• Read the blog on a regular basis for updates – I will provide updates as the work progresses.
• Check the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards  as changes occur there will be news releases documented there.
• Be proactive at the local level providing information on the arts education standards work as it unfolds.
• Stay abreast of Maine’s arts assessment initiative so you can communicate with your administration, colleagues, and parents.

NOTE: The College Board has partnered with the NCCAS for the development of the Core Arts Standards. You can search the College Board Web Site for Documents and Reports using the key words National Core Arts Standards. These are all of Argys posts that are TAGGED with National Coalition For Core Arts Standards


NOTE: There are several lists of assessment terminology. The list used by the Maine Arts Assessment Initiative is not set in stone. The purpose of such a list is to encourage local conversations about what these things are and what they look like at the local level.
This is the Maine Arts ASSESSMENT TERMINOLOGY.


NOTE: IN PROGRESS. This link is where samples of Visual Arts Assessments will be available once the writing teams get that work done. Katherine Ring is the contact person. This process will take place over the 2012/14 school year. Maine Arts Assessment Initiative home page. Click here.

The Maine Learning Network is an online community of practice for Maine educators It has a searchable data base of standards based resources for all content areas. Click here to find what is available. To submit a "learning object" click here.

This is the page on the Maine Department of Education devoted to the Me. Arts Assessment Initiative. There is an extensive list of workshops that are being offered all over the state.

BELOW OPENS BETTER IN SAFARI!
This is a PDF posted on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills web site. It is titled as an Arts Skills and Resources Map.  The map provides educator-created examples of how art subjects (dance, music, theatre, and visual and media arts) can be fused with skills to create engaging learning experiences that promote 21st century knowledge and skill acquisition. In addition to aligning teaching and learning to the demands of today’s world, the map cites specific student outcomes and provides project examples for grades four, eight and 12. (* common core is discussing major assessments in "bridge" years)

ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP - This is a long page of resources in regards to the Common Core State Standards.

This is the link to our K12 Art Continuum.

BELOW OPENS BETTER IN SAFARI!
This is a PDF Review of A Variety of States Arts Standards. The second part of the review includes information of MEDIA ARTS STANDARDS!