1. Common Core and Visual and Performing Arts The great news is that the standards call on so many things the arts do well. The tradition of careful observation, attention to evidence and artists’ choices, the love of taking an artist’s work seriously lies at the heart of these standards. -David Coleman, CCSS architect, President, College Board

2. Not Just “Any Art” Will Do It matters WHAT art students look at, what music students listen to, what theater students perform, just as it matters what books they read and discuss.It matters WHAT art students look at, what music students listen to, what theater students perform, just as it matters what books they read and discuss. “Art” must be selected as carefully as texts in order for the work to be an effective and engaging tool for meeting the CCSS.“Art” must be selected as carefully as texts in order for the work to be an effective and engaging tool for meeting the CCSS.

3. Arts and Math-Touchpoints Operations and Algebraic ThinkingOperations and Algebraic Thinking Create a piece of artwork to synthesize the relationship of the pattern to the whole Number and Operations-FractionsNumber and Operations-Fractions Compose using syncopated rhythms that fit into a given meter Measurement and DataMeasurement and Data Design an advertisement based on the latest performance data for a product GeometryGeometry Utilize Google SketchUp to create an architectural drawing using points on a coordinate plane

4. Matrix of Music, Common Core State Standards, 21 st Century Skills, TI:ME Competencies, Guiding Principles for the Arts National Music Education Standards CCSS Literacy CCSS Math College and Career Readiness 21 st Century Skills TI:ME Competencies Improvising melodies Knowledge of domain specific vocabulary Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Demonstrate independence Critical thinking & problem solving Music production Composing and arranging music Synthesize quantitative & technical info Reason abstractly Build strong content knowledge Communication Electronic musical instruments Understanding relationships between music, and the other arts Write arguments on content and informative/ explanatory texts Construct viable arguments and critique Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose CollaborationMultimedia Guiding Principles for the Arts Flexible communication and collaboration Use appropriate tools strategically Comprehend as well as critique Creativity Technology- assisted learning Studying art works as training in close observation Integrate and evaluate information Attend to precision Value evidence Innovation Music notation software Study of art works across arts disciplines Present information, findings, and support Look for and make use of structure Use technology & digital media strategically Flexibility & adaptability Productivity tools Developing a life- long interest in the arts Conventions of language: effective use and vocabulary Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning Come to understand other perspectives & cultures Social & Cross- cultural skills